Steve Cash made his Paralympic debut at the Torino 2006 Games, later becoming a Paralympic gold medalist and legend sled hockey goaltender, redefined excellence in adaptive sport.
The Sochi Paralympics featured athletes from 45 nations competing in 72 medal events. The United States claimed 18 medals: two gold, seven silver, nine bronze.
The red-and-silver Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch was designed in the shape of a feather, symbolic of the phoenix, a firebord that represents good luck and happiness in Russian folklore.
