THRILLS TO CURE MY WINTER ILLS

I DON’T need an appointment with a GP to know my Winter Olympics withdrawal symptoms are real.

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HOSTS WITH MOST The team ready to cover Paralympics

I miss the nail-biting drama of watching groups of men and women pushing and sweeping heavy lumps of granite down a sheet of ice, and the gob-smacking sight of adrenaline junkies performing backflips on a snow-laden slope.Thankfully, the restorative tonic of the Winter Paralympics begins tonight, with more than 650 athletes from 50 countries competing in 79 medal events across six sports in northern Italy.