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KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia (AP)—Germany ended the biathlon season by winning the mixed relay world championship title Sunday in the final event on the World Cup calendar.

The German team of veteran Simone Hauswald, double Olympic gold medalist Magdalena Neuner, Simon Schempp and Arnd Peiffer finished the race in 1 hour, 19 minutes, 59.5 seconds. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen anchored Norway to the silver medal, finishing 1 minute, 24.0 seconds behind.

Sweden came in third, 1:30.8 back.

Team Canada successfully defended its 2006 Paralymic wheelchair curling gold medal Saturday, defeating Korea 8-7 in the final played before a capacity crowd of 5,500 at the Hillcrest facility.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—A Swedish curler at the Paralympics has been banned for two years after failing a doping test.

Wheelchair curling fourth Glenn Ikonen says he didn’t know the blood pressure medication he was taking was on the banned list.

Ikonen, who was to throw the rocks in Friday’s match against Italy, told a news conference he was disappointed his doctor gave him medication that was on the banned list.

The 2009 world sledge hockey champion U.S. regained the Paralympic honours Saturday, winning the 2010 Games gold medal with a 2-0 win over a tenacious Japanese team Saturday afternoon at UBC Thunderbird Arena.

With the win the U.S. becomes the country to win two Paralympic sledge hockey gold medals. The U.S. won in 2002 in Salt Lake City. Sweden won gold when the sport made its Paralympic debut in Lillehammer in 1994. Norway won in Nagano in 1998 while Canada took gold in 2006 in Turin.

Should there be any temptation for Team Canada to look past this morning's semifinal opponent in the 2010 Paralympic wheelchair curling competition they need look no further than their own story from last year.

VANCOUVER '€” The Swedish wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Paralympics has been rocked with news the player who was to throw their final rocks, Glenn Ikonen, has been hit with a two-year suspension by the International Paralympic Committee for the use of an illegal drug.

VANCOUVER - They wrapped up first place in the round robin Wednesday, but Canada still doesn't know its semifinal playoff opponent at the 2010 Paralympic wheelchair curling event.

VANCOUVER '€” The Czech sledge hockey team beat Italy 3-2 in a shootout today at the Paralympic Games.

Bashing and smashing like an old Philadelphia Flyers NHL team of some reknown, Canada downed Norway 5-0 on Tuesday night to set up a sledge hockey semifinal meeting with Japan at the 2010 Paralympics.