Inside ParaSport

Carolyn Manno, NBC & NBCSN Olympic & Paralympic host gives us a taste of the media's Games experience before previewing the PyeongChang Paralympics. Plus, we asked her how they decide which athlete stories to cover. Follow her @CarolynManno on Instagram & Twitter, and follow the coverage on OlympicChannel.com, NBCSports.com/live, and the Olympic Channel and NBC Sports apps.

On the eve of the 2018 Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, we sit down with Stu Lieberman, long-time Paralympic reporter to find out who he thinks is going to take home the medals. Spoiler alert: there are poster children and some surprises! He'll be reporting from the Games and has major insight to Sled Hockey. Follow the action on Twitter (@StuLieberman), and also through USA Hockey and the IPC (paralympic.org).

Mike Shea, Paralympic Snowboarder (USA), tells us about the boating accident that could have taken his life, his path to sobriety, what it's like to compete in the X-Games, and all things Para snowboard. Plus, Katie asks him to make us a coffee table. Follow Mike on Instagram (@sheastagram13) and Twitter (@adaptiveathlete)

Brittani Coury, Para snowboarder (USA), has had a quick ascent into the elite echelon of Para snowboard. She tells us about finding a doctor who would go along with her decision to amputate her foot, how she balances her work as an EMT with her snoboard career, and her impressions from her first year on Team USA! Follow Brittani on Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @brittanicoury

Nicole Roundy, Paralympic Snowboarder (USA), talks to us about deciding to amputate her leg at 8-years old, her hopes for women in Snowboard-Cross, and what makes for a good boardercross prosthetic. Follow Nicole on Instagram, Twitter, (@nicoleroundy), Facebook (nicoleroundyasb), and her website (nicoleroundy.com)

Andrew Kurka, Paralympic skier, is one of the Top 17 Team USA Athletes of 2017. He explains what led to that honor and where he is on the road to Pyeongchang. Plus find out what wrestling and skiing have in common. Follow Andrew on Instagram (@andrewkurka), Twitter (@andrew_kurka), Facebook (@USAdaptive), and his website: https://andrewkurka.wordpress.com

Josh Pauls, Captain of the two-time gold-medal-winning US Sled Hockey team teaches us a thing or two about classifcation, explains why training on his own as a young player helped his development, and what it was like being a 16-year-old on a World Championship team. We also ask him about the fight that many people say is the gnarliest hockey fight of all time. (But, make peace, not fights.) Follow Josh on Twitter: @spudsUSA27

Katie and Kelly recap the 2017 ParaVolley Pan America Championship, Sitting Volleyball classification redesign, and Kelly comes across some November events across Paralympics. Also, a new hashtag is born! Stay tuned to the end to find out. More about the USA Women's Sitting Volleyball team, like USA Women's National Sitting Volleyball Team on Facebook.

We take a deep dive into classification with Ahkeel Whitehead, an American Paralympic track & field Paralympian who grew up a stone's throw from the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. Plus he reveals a surprising career decision and explains how he's giving back to sport. More about Ahkeel: @AhkeelWhitehead, @AztecAdaptiveSports

David Wagner, a highly-decorated wheelchair tennis player, talks about the secret to his longevity in the sport, and reveals a surprising quirk of wheelchair tennis classification! More about David: www.davidwagner.us, @wagnertennis