AP PHOTOS: Images from the first half of Paralympics

Participants perform during the opening ceremony at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Fireworks burst above the National Stadium during the opening ceremony at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Torchbearer and former Chinese Paralympian Li Duan lights the Paralympic flame during the opening ceremony at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Andrew Kurka of the United States competes in the men's downhill, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Participants perform during the opening ceremony at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Thomas Charles Walsh of the United States competes in the men's super-G, standing, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Anna-Lena Forster of Germany reacts after competing in the women's super combined, slalom, sitting event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Monday, March 7, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Aaron Ewen of New Zealand competes in the men's super-G, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Czech Republic's Alex Ohar, center, battles for the puck against China's Tian Jintao during their para ice hockey match at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Czech Republic's Jiri Raul prepares to get into his sledge during his para ice hockey preliminary round match against Italy at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A jury records China's Liu Xiaobin shooting during the men's middle distance standing event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Pamela Wilson of the United States pushes a stone as teammates Steve Emt and Dave Samsa assist during their wheelchair curling match against Norway at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

South Korea's Choi Kwang-hyuk, right, battles for the puck against Tyler McGregor of Canada during they para ice hockey preliminary match at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

China's Wang Haitao, center, Yan Zhuo, right, and Zhang Mingliang react during their wheelchair curling match against Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Spectators cast shadows on a Chinese national flag at a viewing platform during the men's and women's Alpine downhill at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Germany's Leonie Maria Walter, right, and her guide Pirmin Strecker celebrate, winning the women's middle distance vision impaired event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Italian players celebrate their victory over Slovakia during their para ice hockey match at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Athletes from Ukraine arrive at the opening ceremony at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Jesper Pedersen of Norway competes in the men's downhill, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Zhang Wenjing of China leaves after the flower ceremony in the women's super G, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)