Ukraine won three gold medals on the opening day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics ©Getty Images

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China were united in their dominant 7-0 victory against Slovakia on Paralympic ice hockey debut ©Getty Images
China were united in their dominant 7-0 victory against Slovakia on Paralympic ice hockey debut ©Getty Images
The Czech Republic scored five goals against Italy in Group B  ©Getty Images
The Czech Republic scored five goals against Italy in Group B ©Getty Images


Canada beat Switzerland and hosts China to pick up their first two wins of the wheelchair curling competition ©Getty Images
Canada beat Switzerland and hosts China to pick up their first two wins of the wheelchair curling competition ©Getty Images
The United States defeated rivals Canada 5-0 in the opening match of the ice hockey contest ©Getty Images
The United States defeated rivals Canada 5-0 in the opening match of the ice hockey contest ©Getty Images
France's Arthur Bauchet, centre, won gold in the Para Alpine skiing men's downhill standing while Markus Salcher, left, took silver and Switzerland's Théo Gmür, right, secured bronze ©Getty Images
France's Arthur Bauchet, centre, won gold in the Para Alpine skiing men's downhill standing while Markus Salcher, left, took silver and Switzerland's Théo Gmür, right, secured bronze ©Getty Images


Mac Marcoux, right, and his guide Tristan Rodgers won silver medals in the men's downhill vision impaired category ©Getty Images
Mac Marcoux, right, and his guide Tristan Rodgers won silver medals in the men's downhill vision impaired category ©Getty Images


Ukraine's Grygorii Vovchynskyi won gold in the men's sprint standing biathlon race ©Getty Images
Ukraine's Grygorii Vovchynskyi won gold in the men's sprint standing biathlon race ©Getty Images


Ukraine's Oksana Shyshkova and her guide Andriy Marchenko won gold in the women's sprint vision impaired biathlon category ©Getty Images
Ukraine's Oksana Shyshkova and her guide Andriy Marchenko won gold in the women's sprint vision impaired biathlon category ©Getty Images


Ukraine enjoyed a strong day in the biathlon competition, winning medals in five out of the six disciplines ©Getty Images
Ukraine enjoyed a strong day in the biathlon competition, winning medals in five out of the six disciplines ©Getty Images


The Ukraine delegation celebrate Grygorii Vovchynskyi winning gold in the men's biathlon sprint standing event ©Getty Images
The Ukraine delegation celebrate Grygorii Vovchynskyi winning gold in the men's biathlon sprint standing event ©Getty Images