The Paralympics are set to begin in Italy in a week, with events in Cortina. Sabina Johansson from Lesjöfors is one of 13 athletes selected for the Swedish team and will compete in wheelchair curling. She is training in the curling hall in Karlstad.
China is favored in wheelchair curling, having won gold at the Paralympics twice in a row, while Sweden won silver last time. Johansson hopes for a medal but says the competition gets tougher each year, with the team's first goal being to reach the playoffs. The Swedish Paralympics team has strong representation from Värmland, including cross-country skier Arnt-Christian Furuberg from Arvika.
Johansson hopes for a medal but says the competition gets tougher each year, with the team's first goal being to reach the playoffs.