'A feeling of freedom': Injured Ukrainian soldiers learn to ski in Whistler for Invictus Games
Ukrainian soldiers say the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in British Columbia gives them a chance to show what life after a combat injury can look like as their country enters the third year of war following Russia's invasion.
!['A feeling of freedom': Injured Ukrainian soldiers learn to ski in Whistler for Invictus Games](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7117020.1708134149!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/invictus-ukraine.jpg)
![Athlete Serhii Khrapko during a training session in Whistler, British Columbia on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Athlete Serhii Khrapko is pictured during a training session in Whistler, British Columbia on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7117020.1708134149!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/invictus-ukraine.jpg)
Ukrainian soldiers say the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in British Columbia gives them a chance to show what life after a combat injury can look like as their country enters the third year of war following Russia's invasion.