CBC Sports
Posted: Mar 07, 2014 5:00 AM ET
Last Updated: Mar 07, 2014 6:58 AM ET
The Canadian Paralympic team (click here) is looking for a top-three finish in the medal standings in Sochi.
Ozzie Sawicki, Canada’s Paralympic chef de mission, said the goal is definitely within the team’s reach.
“We've been realistic, and we look at the medal count and which athletes fit into those gold medal spots,” he told CBC’s Scott Russell. “Is it possible? Yes it is. Definitely there's five, six, seven countries that are competitive with us.
“But when we speak with the athletes and speak with the sports, that's the beauty of the competitive nature of our group, is that they believe, ‘Why should we not be that third-place gold medal team versus any of the other nations that we're competing against?’”
Canada finished third at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics with 10 gold
medals, behind Russiad, which had 12, and Germany, with 13. The Canadian
team also tied for third with Ukraine in total medals with 19,
including 10 gold, five silver and four bronze. Russia won the total
medal count with 38; Germany was second with 24....The highly sought after Paralympics medals. They have a different design.
