Stephen Hawking

TRENTO - The impressive medal collection collected by two visually impaired skiers Giacomo Bertagnolli and Chiara Mazzel (and their respective guides Andrea Ravelli and Nicola Cottini) and monoski instructor Renè De Silvestro at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics brings to mind Stephen Hawking's prediction at the 2012 London Paralympics: "The Paralympic movement will change our perception of the world." Their successes, the growing public interest, and the very recent merger between FISIP and FISI (which brings together Olympic and Paralympic winter sports athletes) represent, for the five athletes present at the Festival of…