the paralympics there's also around forty five countries who will be taking. seven. wives and a newly introduced parents snowboarding which is had everybody excited. now in terms of. in terms of the. torch making its rounds around the country now of course for the paralympics it's going to be the same game forty six as. a frost and that's a really good call on it being twenty fifth of february until. the washington the russian and the paralympics and this is what she found out from them. nice talking as it should be intense fierce determined and fast. like you. just with two sticks one in each hand with extra risks. you're constantly flying around at high speeds collisions and everything it's all crazy. and tireless commitment we're just. we're here training all the time morning to night every day for these seventeen paralympic athletes are in the twenty fourteen russia sledge hockey team and thirty six year old body is their captain he was injured in two thousand and two while serving in the russian military in chechnya. before the age of twenty five i used to have

and russia will also host a maiden winter paralympics at sochi next month aiming to finish one better than the second overall place achieved in vancouver in two thousand and ten and some potential medal winners were among those on and at last friday's annual sporting awards as michael craft anchor reports. with less than one hundred days to go until russia's maiden winter olympics get underway in sochi the paralympic community came together to mark another event the eighth annual awards ceremony to honor support and recognize a year's achievements from the country's top athletes and trainers. we created these awards to help make olympic sports not popular we don't have athletes or trainer of the year awards that each nominee has their own background story and we think the athletes not only with the best results but also there's a lot of stories of the most testing of thousands of kids who are maybe unaware of their own potential but i can see just what can be achieved. there are ten awards and in addition to highlighting sporting excellence they also acknowledge personal challenges an

taking part so a big thank you to the organizers and the paralympic and olympic committees for making sure paralympic sport is not seen as second best to olympic sport russia has one hundred seven candidates for the final team of sixty four who will be taking part in sochi expelled be wary and they'll be followed by over six hundred paralympians all vying for one of the record seventy two medals to be won. slowly but surely getting ready for the paralympics have an extra month as well as start in march but everything is going according to plan at vancouver and twenty ten russia's paralympians finished second overall with one less goal than germany but more medals than any other country and this time at their home event russia aim to go one better with the state pumping millions of rubles into the nationwide development of all access multi-functional sport complexes a growth of the paralympic movement in russia wouldn't have been possible without the proper infrastructure and that's why we set out to invest further in new facilities that can accommodate both olympic and paralympic athl

and russia will also host a maiden winter paralympics at sochi next month aiming to finish one better than the second overall place achieved in vancouver in two thousand and ten and some potential medal winners were among those on and at last friday's annual sporting awards as michael craft anchor reports. with less than one hundred days to go until russia's maiden winter olympics get underway in sochi the paralympic community came together to mark another event the eighth annual award ceremony to honor support and recognize a year's achievements from the country's top athletes and trainers. we created these awards to help make the olympics popular we don't have athletes or trainer of the year awards at the beach nominee has their own background story on them and we think their efforts not only with the best results but also there's a lot of stories of the most testing of thousands of kids who are maybe unaware of their own potential but i can see just what can be achieved. there are ten awards and in addition to highlighting sporting excellence they also acknowledge personal challeng

hundred days before the paralympics kick called here in sochi in twenty four and this day was marked a special leave by president of letting me to you made a surprise visit to the city to check for himself if the infrastructure and everything around around sochi is bad it's a find and ready for a bad start of day now because of the president toured around the infrastructure facility and was quite impressed even giving the thumbs up and saying that everyone who's coming to this it to be able to enjoy she enjoyed the city as well as the olympics the palin pick so will start to on the seventh of march until the sixteenth. now that's almost nine days all balled limping feeble as well as sportsmanship. taking really important step in making. kids for last year they actually read to fight to the convention to why it's people with disabilities and then in the same way yeah they went on to introduce a program that made accessibility environmentally quite easy for the disabled so indeed those infrastructures have been seen they've been in place a. transport system with the stadiums the restau

we're here training all the time morning to night every day these seventeen paralympic athletes are in the twenty fourteen russia sledge hockey team and thirty six year old buddy i'm so you can is their captain he was injured in two thousand and two while serving in the russian military in chechnya a little still visible before the age of twenty five i used to have a completely different life were also for both of but after the injury i turned to sports to realize my potential. he went from swimming to taking up a chance to join russia's brand new sledge hockey squad. no one is going to bring you things on a silver platter but here we had an opportunity to work for it since two thousand and nine when we were told we were going to participate in the second paralympics it's been a driving force in a country that struggled to accommodate people's disabilities russia's paralympic coach says the team is helping to change perceptions in the demos there were quite a few in the second huge new world more of these guys managed to prove to themselves their relatives and the entire society that t

he has been a part of paralympic since one thousand nine hundred four but this is the first year that russia will compete this board only came here four years ago as vadim remembers what we were just staring at one another not really knowing what to do first. let me show you. here is the sledge what it is this is the blade and this small area is the seat. it means it's terribly unsteady so just imagine you have to keep your balance and simultaneously carry the puck you keep falling down then it takes a lot of time to get back up but now we're skilled at it. these their chart the players the really just so she hasn't been easy it's taken an immense amount of hard work personal sacrifice and dedication but the payoff is that it's just on the ice was appalled after this experience i believe that people who have survived a car crash or a plane crash will look at us and realize that even with an injury like that you can live on it you can set your own goals and achieve them. you see captain of our team to the region russia. the italian senate voted to expel former prime minister silvio ber

come rain or no sunshine at the olympics and the paralympics will go at. the paralympics they will begin here in sochi between the seventh and of the sixteenth of march twenty fourth that's ten extra days all the olympics as well as sportsmanship almost seven hundred athletes from forty five countries will take place in terms of the facilities everything has been prepared to cater for those with disabilities which will be above the transport tells as well as the limited stadium ramps as well as live put in to make sure that they tend to will be paid it will be a limp dick told to make its long run rough shod to some of the most exotic places like that's a good luck. but the problem fixed which is that phrase that we do will take place between at the twenty six of february till the seventh of march and next a keeping up with that i limp experience in terms of the new sports that will be added for the paralympics for big is something that everybody is why they want to pull the paralympics up a spokesman now present blood to putin who will be here in sochi to

and was less than one hundred days to go before the winter paralympics in sochi russia sledge hockey team is training harder than ever for its debut games. this is actually coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program. protests continue in ukraine against the government's rejection of an e.u. trade deal and association agreement and that's as an e.u. summit is set to start in the lithuanian capital vilnius where ukraine's president promised to explain to the blocs leaders why they turned down the path i do like here in kiev for us. protests continue in kiev they have been very peaceful over the past several days but this may well be calm before the storm because everyone is waiting for the eastern partnership summit in vilnius and the biggest question is whether the u.s.o.c. should deal between brussels and key it will be signed the opposition already says that if it will not be signed they'll be taking people into the streets on a massive national wide strike and inside what they describe as a euro revolution would in any case the euro association deal

with disabilities are also getting trained and psyched up for their moment to shine with the winter paralympics now just one hundred days away. isn't such a throw at the media center this is where the media will be house during the olympics and it's in the beautiful mountains class even though it's raining today but we kicking up that one hundred days before the para lympics went to games the paralympics meta game will start from that the seventh of march till the twenty the sixteenth of march now that's almost ten days a little quick excitement as well as sportsmanship now russia has been taking a very important steps in making sure that those with disabilities are being cared for one of them is a wretched find a un convention on the rights of persons with disabilities our we've seen how the transport infrastructure the restaurants the a little bit stadium as well as at the hotels have adapted for people with disabilities and that not only for the athletes who are coming to compete out here but also for the spectators now when we talk about doing talking about the sports we have a large seven

raining today but we're kicking off that one hundred days before the para lympics winter games the paralympics into game will start from the seventh of march till the twenty the sixteenth of march now that's almost ten days of them pick excitement as well as sportsmanship now russia has been taking a very important steps in making sure that those with disabilities are being cared for our one of them is a wretched find a un convention on the rights of persons with disabilities our we've seen how the transport infrastructure the restaurants the a limpid stadium as well as at the hotels have adapted for people with disabilities and that not only for the athletes who are coming to compete out here but also for the spectators now when we talk about you talking about the sports we have about seven disciplines with the paralympics as well as five sports and newly added on the list is the para snowboarding which has had everybody quite excited out here now in terms of our the relay for the paralympics we know that the a little pick torch has been going around the country going to places as far as out

what is paralympics? i don't understand what you do. what do do you?" with the media coverage, with social media like twitter and facebook and instagram, i mean, it's bloomed i have the drive and the have the will. >> reporter: companies like b.p. and coke are feature paraathletes in their ads, which agents say allows his clients to bank for themselves, in some cases more than half a million dollars a year in endorsement income. >> fundamental thing that they're finding is that the parlimpians as a whole have more interesting, more compelling stories. >> i lived in an orphnanl for six years. >> she was living in a russian orphanage until she was adopted. >> living in an orphanage, especially having a disability, they don't want you to-- they don't want you to live. >> axelrod: 20 years later, her determination is still evident in her nickname-- "the beast." earned from her unrelenting road work through midwestern cornfields and her brutal gym workouts at the university of ill no a training center. the school is the indid you sputed leader in disabled at

around the country going to places as far as outer space too late and the total for the paralympics will kick off on the twenty sixth of february till the seventh of march it will go to four to six that's a month and so to around russia and i'm sure it'll be just as exciting the president who will be here later today to see for himself how far the preparations have gone he's also going to talk to you. those involved in terms of the security albeit limping so it will definitely be keeping out of the rain had to be a little from now but it will bring you more as soon as we get it going we know it does sound like there's still a lot of enthusiasm there and good spirits i would take think as much for bringing us this update live from sochi. now let's take a look at what our team has lined up for you on our web site today and a new report says that as many as eighteen million americans may be suffering from gloopy related maladies caused by genetically modified food had to r.t. dot com for the full mr geisha. plus. the truth is stranger than fiction on our website you'll find a story of

work since two thousand and nine when we were told we were going to dissipate the celtic paralympics it's been a driving force in a country that struggled to accommodate people disabilities russia's paralympic coach says the team is helping to change perceptions in the numbers there were quite a few minutes we're going to need more of these guys managed to prove to themselves their relatives and the entire society that they're not people with disabilities people with limited abilities that he has been a part of paralympic since one thousand nine hundred four but this is the first year that russia will compete this board only change your food years ago by dean remembers before the move we were just staring at one another not really knowing what to do first. let me show you what it's like here is the sledge. this is the blade and this small area is the seat. which means it's terribly unsteady like you are just imagine you have to keep your balance and simultaneously carry the puck you keep falling down and it takes a lot of time to get back up but now with skills that. these sled chalk

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in a country that struggle to accommodate people's disability russia's paralympic coach says the team is helping to change perceptions in and out of the way. numbers are going to work with these guys manage to prove to themselves their relatives and the entire society that we are not people with disabilities and people with unlimited ago let's hope he is the part of the olympics since nineteen ninety four. this is the first year that russia will complete the sport only came here four years ago as my team members. what do the booking religious standing at one another not really knowing what to do for proof and too many show you. welcome sight. here is the sledge will. what is it this is the place. this small area is the seat. i'm around which means it's terribly and said he would go to just imagine you have to keep your balance and simultaneously carry the puck we keep falling down. then it takes them all the time to get back up. but now with skill. the sledge hockey players the society hasn't been easy in seeking an immense amount of hard work personal sacrifice and dedication. but th

just over ten weeks to go to for so cheap winter in the games and the countdown to two paralympics to switch the one hundred day ma is tough but let's say with a mcchrystal is ongoing coverage. sinead hundred days to follow the path that takes the top of the a in sochi twenty fourteen and this tale is not that spencer the fiat of president of the dvd he made to a supply the kids see the city seeks to put himself in the interest of sanity in a run after run so she is. it felt fine and ready for that just out of date now for president's acts for proms at the fifth of june the senate seat and dallas like to try feeding feeding but not in the top in st that to everyone who sent this to be able to enjoy peeps at what the city as well as the infants. also on sunday the seventh of march until the sixty lots of people it seems now that goal with nine days of awe and then take the feedback has led to sportsmanship. now russia has been taking really important step in and making show that to add that this table the platform agnostic the xp been rectified that the eu when advanced enough for whit

now on the one hundredth a day countdown for the paralympics president putin was here to look for himself how far the infrastructure has gone he gave the thumbs up saying essentially she is ready to welcome the world as well as the athletes in terms of the infrastructure as well as the stadiums they've all been tested in the last couple of months of international competitions they've added two thousand more buses as well as vehicles for guests and athletes the transport system is running smoothly as they wanted to add more in terms of hotels and and all the restaurants that have been preparing for the last couple of months everything seems to be on point to particularly for the disabled to also be joining us out here in sochi twenty fourteen they've also been added the amendments that they need to have a comfortable a limpy game so we just need to put on the final nail on it and of course we're all waiting for that snow to start dropping and it's all the way to sochi twenty fourteen for the olympics as well as the paralympics ok we're going to return to our fracking story because we can t

the limp and paralympic sports logos for the twenty sixteen the rio summit games from filed on the state of the ceremony in the lives of sick people kids helped present the graphics took sixteen months to design for the first time in olympic history for forty one and then pick and twenty three paralympic sport for the possible program on individually represented picture grounds were first used at the london games in nineteen forty eight in order to create a simplistic way of communicating and representing the various boards taking place. chew speculation and coated line which will makes in geneva on the final day's talks on iran's nuclear program sources suggest a joint statement from western pa xander and could be possible by the end of today. it reported americans to post a short time you hear agreement which would allow a ten round to continue enriching uranium at lower levels according to one source. such a move is viewed as a first step agreement making time for finals the center and remains optimistic that it has just been through so much. in the meeting on thursday morning i had t

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check by for the national title in what is the final test event of the ice cube arena ahead of the paralympics next march men and women compete together in teams of four with the sport featuring at the games for only the third time canada took gold on both previous occasions while russia will make their debut after winning the world event in twenty twelve they failed to defend the title in such a year later we're. going to be able to go this lee all the teams will come to salty hoping to win not just to take but they say having the local fan support is just as good as having a fifth member of the team so i think the home crowd and home ice will help us do well. it's really nice that we've had another chance to play in this arena first tested at the world championships earlier this year and now we're back on the ice for the nationals all of this will help boost our morale for the paralympics. and moscow's red square has become the second spot on a ten city tour to host the russian and big. team has so far over one hundred thousand visitors have had the chance to get a closer look at russia's sq

check by for the national title in what is the final test event of the ice cube arena ahead of the paralympics next march men and women compete together in teams of four with the sport featuring at the games for anything time canada took gold on both previous occasions was russia will make their debut after winning the world event in twenty twelve they failed to defend the title in such a year later. be able to go obviously all the teams will come to saucy hoping to win not just to take but they say having the local fans support is just as good as having a fifth member of the team so i think the home crowd and home ice will help us do well. it's really nice that we've had another chance to play in this arena with first tested it at the world championships earlier this year and now we're back on the ice for the nationals all of this will help boost our morale for the paralympics. and moscow's red square has become the second spot on a ten city tour to host the russian and picked team. so far over one hundred thousand visitors have had the chance to get a closer look at russia's squad ahead of s

check by for the national title in what is the final test event of the ice cube arena ahead of the paralympics next march men and women compete together in teams of four with the sport featuring at the games for anything time canada took gold on both previous occasions russia will make their debut after winning the world event in twenty twelve they failed to defend the title in such a year later. be able to go this league all the teams will come to sochi hoping to win not just to take but they say having the local stand support is just as good as having a fifth member of the team go so i think the home crowd and home ice will help us do well. it's really nice that we've had another chance to play in this arena first tested at the world championships earlier this year and now we're back on the ice for the nationals all of this will help boost our morale for the paralympics because of the pound moscow's red square has become the second spot on a time city tour to host the russian and picked team. house so far over one hundred thousand visitors have had the chance to get a closer look at russia's

our paralympic and have a new infusion of veteran's, disabled wounded warriors who are paralympic and send because of them we are elevating sports around the world. anywhere there is paralympics they must make their venues wheelchair accessible. because of the participation of our veteran paralympic and send beijing i was able to see the great wall of china which was never accessible before. the way we can touch the world is -- we go into this with the lack of credibility by not ratifying this treaty. we should be at the head of the table and we are not. >> mr. attorney general thank you or your support in this. what are some of the positive results of the crpd in the countries that have read it right so far it hasn't made notable progress in promoting accessibility and establishing disability stand were the congressman just spoke to. more broadly many countries have ratified and what difference has it made lex. >> is probably difficult to quantify this early stage precisely what differences have been made that you have heard today from any number of people and it total evidence of th

just three months later, she returned to the pool and went on to win a gold medal at the paralympic games. we were given exclusive access to her treatment as she continues her dream to walk again. learning to walk for the second time in her life. it she is that much closer to achieving her goal of once again being able to walk. >> it is not the same walking by any means. it is not graceful, strutting around in high heels. i am not doing any of that, but i am up and walking, and that was something that i did not know i would ever be able to do again. it is about just moving forward with life and doing everything. >> two months before her 19th birthday, the teenager from minnesota was left paralyzed from the waist down. >> everything i knew was instantly just to fred, and everything that was normal to me before hand was just, you know, flew off the door, and i had to learn how to do it again, and it was a very, very challenging thing, in general and especially at that age. >> with her world falling down around her, swimming proved to be her savior. >> it was one of the most freeing things i

tatiana mcfadden, the first ever in history to win the grand slam of paralympic -- rather wheelchair marathon and she did it in the new york city marathon in 1:59, which is nine minutes faster than what the men's winner had done it in. she won in chicago, london, boston and new york again making history with that record of under two hours. tatiana tatiana, way to go. >> that's great. stay tuned because "way too early" starts right now. >>> from the nsa spying scandal, several heads of state such as angela merkel calling the tapping of mobile phone as severe breach of trust. here to comment is angela merkel. so tell us your thoughts when you found out that u.s. intel against was targeting your cell phone. >> being chancellor is a lonely job. and one is the

would be another boost for disabled sports coming off record ticket sales and tv ratings for the 2012 paralympics in london. >> do you see a move for this? >> what do you do? i don't understand what you do? with the media coverage with social media like twitter and facebook and instagram, it's -- i mean, it balloons. >> i have the drive and i have the will. >> reporter: companies like bp and coke now featuring para-athletes in their ads banking on their inspirational stories which agent patrick quinn says allows his clients to bank for themselves. in some cases more than $500,000 a year in endorsement income. >> the fundamental thing that they're finding that the paralympians as a whole have more interesting, compelling stories. >> i was in an orphanage for six years. >> reporter: mcfadden was floundering was in an orphanage until an american tourist saw her walks on her hands and adopted her. >> they don't want you to live. >> reporter: 20 years later, her determination is still evident in her nickname "the beast." earned from her unrelenting road work through midwestern cornfields and her bruta