In the autumn of 2017, responsibility for sending a team to the Paralympics was changed from Parasport Denmark, the National Paralympic Committee of Denmark, to the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF).[2] The decision was made because people wanted to make Olympic and Paralympic sport more equal.[2] Niels Christiansen, secretary general of Parasport Denmark, said, "We are very happy with the move, and we look forward to working together with DIF. The Paralympics and the development and preparation of world class Para-athletes is still very much a focal point of our work in Parasport Denmark, but allowing DIF to take the reigns [sic] sends an important message and hopefully it will lead to even more Paralympic success for Denmark."[2] Despite this change, Parasport Denmark was still in charge of preparing to send a team to the Winter Paralympic Games.[2]
History
Denmark first went to the Winter Paralympics in 1980 in Geilo. Before South Korea, they had won a total of two gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals at the Winter Games. Both of their gold medals and all of their bronze medals were won by para-Nordic blindskierAnne-Mette Bredahl.[3] Her gold medals were in the biathlon 7.5 kilometres free technique B 1-3 race.[2] The last time the country won a medal was at the 1994 Winter Paralympics.[2] Denmark sends few people to the Winter Paralympics. They sent six people to the 2006 Winter Paralympics, and two to the 2010 and 2014 Games.[4]
