Oksana Masters breaks U.S. record for most Winter Paralympic medals
Oksana Masters broke the U.S. records for career Winter Paralympic medals and for most medals at a single Winter Games by making the podium in all seven of her events in China.
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Oksana Masters ties U.S. record for most Winter Paralympic medals
Oksana Masters won her sixth medal in six biathlon or cross-country skiing events at the Paralympics this week, tying the U.S. record for most career Winter Paralympic medals.
Adaptive tools and techniques powering the 2022 Winter Games
Open to athletes with disabilities in their vision, limbs and body, including muscle, control and coordination issues, the Winter Paralympic Games have grown over the years to include more sports and disability types.
Paralympics: Oksana Masters, Brenna Huckaby take gold; Masters one shy of records
Nordic skier Oksana Masters and snowboarder Brenna Huckaby gave the U.S. its first double-gold day of the Paralympics, with Masters moving one medal shy for the most career Winter Paralympic medals in American history.
Ukraine team equals best ever Winter Paralympic performance
Liudmyla Liashenko steeled herself on Friday for a gold medal performance on day seven of Beijing's Winter Paralympics. Her success was one of six biathlon podium finishes on the day for the Ukraine team, which is reeling from the trauma of Russia's invasion of the Eastern European nation more than two weeks ago. "I dedicate this medal to the Ukrainians, to the army who protect us and to my family," Liashenko, 28, said.
GB wheelchair curlers conclude calamitous Winter Paralympic campaign but hopeful for future
Great Britain’s wheelchair curlers concluded their calamitous Winter Paralympics campaign but vowed: ‘Our journey’s only just beginning.’
Paralympian James Whitley of Great Britain was delighted with his six-placed finish at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics
Great Britain’s James Whitley was overjoyed with a sixth-placed finish in the men’s standing giant slalom at the Winter Paralympic Games. The result is the best of his Winter Paralympic career on the third time he has competed at the Games. Ad/> The 24-year-old said in a post on Twitter: “Extremely happy with the result, not even in my best event.
James Whitley ‘extremely happy’ with sixth-placed finish in giant slalom event
Skier James Whitley was delighted with a sixth-placed finish in the men’s standing giant slalom that secured the best result of his Winter Paralympic career.