Gold medallist Brian McKeever (let) of Canada and his guide Russell Kennedy celebrate after the Para Cross-Country Skiing Men’s Sprint Sitting Free Technique Vision Impaired Final. Photo: Xinhua
Gold medallist Brian McKeever (let) of Canada and his guide Russell Kennedy celebrate after the Para Cross-Country Skiing Men’s Sprint Sitting Free Technique Vision Impaired Final. Photo: Xinhua

Winter Paralympics: slushy snow and T-shirts as athletes feel the heat with temperatures pushed well above freezing

  • Warm spell caught some skiers off guard on the largely man-made snow at the Zhangjiakou cross-country event
  • Weather compared to Norway in July as temperatures nudge a balmy 17 Celsius degrees (63 degrees Fahrenheit)

Gold medallist Brian McKeever (let) of Canada and his guide Russell Kennedy celebrate after the Para Cross-Country Skiing Men’s Sprint Sitting Free Technique Vision Impaired Final. Photo: Xinhua
Gold medallist Brian McKeever (let) of Canada and his guide Russell Kennedy celebrate after the Para Cross-Country Skiing Men’s Sprint Sitting Free Technique Vision Impaired Final. Photo: Xinhua
READ FULL ARTICLE