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Downhill skier Tim Farr prepares to compete in the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games. Watch highlights.

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Tim far as working hard to build upper body strength and he's going to need it. He'll be competing as part of the largest disabled skiing team Britain has ever sent to the paralympic winter games.

I just my opinion about things up in arms legs and that's the 10 I've really found them. When I'm on the mountains I can people who have sat behind and I'm busy closed at --

It will be Tim's first paralympics McCain -- he broke his back attempting a jump in 2004 when he was just 21. But within a year it was skiing again thanks to a charity that helps people with spinal injuries. Now approach to will be competing in slalom and GS on specially adapted -- peace. The race is physically demanding with athletes combining speed and agility to raced down -- sit up to a hundred kilometers per hour.

Is in his life. A federal problem first things I set them. Relying on the -- was that it's not. Competes in the -- Straighter I didn't lose I would try to do something. 76. Backs -- was the case.

The -- he spent four years training his moment in the spotlight will last just minutes. But the memories he says will stay with him forever.