SOCHI, Russia -- Wheelchair curler Sonja Gaudet has been named as Canadas flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the Sochi Paralympic Games. The 47-year-old Gaudet is the most decorated wheelchair curler in history, having won gold medals at both the 2006 and 2010 Paralympics She also has three world championships to her name. A native of North Vancouver, B.C., Gaudet will lead a Canadian contingent of 54 athletes into the Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday night. "It carries a lot of purpose for me," Gaudet said at Wednesdays announcement. "Of course were here to compete as athletes with a physical disability at the highest level -- thats what the Paralympic Games are. "It sends a big global message as well about looking past the wheelchair, looking past the visual impairment, looking past the missing limb and really focusing on the person and focusing on whats there." Gaudet is the second on the Canadian squad to skip Jim Armstrong, who said his teammate is deserving of the honour. 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