Forster and veteran Wedde German flag bearers at Paralympics opener

Four time alpine skiing gold medallist Anna-Lena Forster and 60-year-old ice hockey player Jörg Wedde have been named German flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics on Friday. Monoskier Forster had the same honour four years in Beijing while Wedde was a member of the püara ice hockey team the last time Germany qualified 2006 in Turin.