Pál Joensen has moved to live and study in Denmark after finishing high school in the Faroe Islands in August 2012. Only one other Faroese athlete has participated in the Olympics, Katrin Olsen was rowing in a double sculler in 2008, also for Denmark. The Faroe Islands are allowed to compete at the Paralympics under its own flag. Faroese swimmers have represented the Faroe Islands at the Paralympics since 1984. Christina Næss won the first and only (until now 9 September 2012) gold medal for the Faroe Islands at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. Katrin Johansen, Tóra við Keldu and Heidi Andreasen have won silver or bronze medals at the Paralympics. Only one person has competed in another sport than swimming at the Paralympics for the Faroe Islands, which was in table tennis in 1992 when Heini Festirstein competed. Island Games The Faroe Islands compete in the biannual Island Games, which were hosted by the islands in 1989. The Faroe Islands won the games in 2009 Island Games with 34 gold medals, 23 silver and 24 bronze. See also Cinema of the Faroe Islands Faroese cuisine Faroese language Media of the Faroe Islands List of museums in the Faroe Islands Nordic House in the Faroe Islands References Further reading Nauerby, Tom, and Dennis Gaffin. 1997. "No Nation Is an Island: Language, Culture, and National Identity in the Faroe Islands". American Anthropologist. 99, no. 3: 667. Wylie, Jonathan, and David Margolin. The Ring of Dancers Images of Faroese Culture. Symbol and culture. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981. External links faroearts – shows and sells the work of Faroese artists on the internet