MILAN (AP) — Blind skiers speeding down mountains, amputee snowboarders, ice hockey players on double-blade sledges instead of skates. And the spectacular setting of Italy’s mountain scenery.

With 100 days to go, Italy is gearing up to host what could be the best Winter Paralympics ever.

“I’m really excited with what Milan Cortina could represent for us in terms of moving the movement forward and also setting up new heights for the Winter Paralympics,” International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The Milan Cortina Paralympics run from March 6-15 next year, shortly after the Olympics .

Both will be held across a vast swath of northern Italy with multiple venue clusters, and Parsons admits that has posed problems.

“In term

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