Photos: The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics opening ceremony

MILAN, ITALY — The International Paralympic Committee is celebrating the biggest ever Paralympic Winter Games in history and a record female participation at Milan Cortina. The Games officially kicked off Friday with an opening ceremony that was boycotted by some nations because of the return of the Russian flag and national anthem to the global stage. The IPC said Thursday that a record number of 56 nations are bringing 616 athletes to compete across 79 medal events in six sports, surpassing...