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Alberta-developed VR technology aims to help Canada’s wheelchair curlers train for Milano-Cortina Paralympics

January 8, 2026

A team at Red Deer Polytechnic in central Alberta has developed a fully immersive virtual reality program that allows wheelchair curlers to test out the arena and practise their shots, even when they're not at the rink.

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