Winter Paralympics: Ollie Hill wins bronze for Britain's first snowboard medal
Ollie Hill edged out team-mate Owen Pick to win Britain's first Paralympic snowboard medal with bronze in the banked slalom LL2 event in Beijing.
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Paralympic cycling champion Jon-Allan Butterworth sets sights on Winter Games as a snowboarder
“Today I saw someone going down on a snowboard in a frame and they didn't even use their legs”, said Paralympic cycling champion, Jon-Allan Butterworth. “They used their body weight and their arms to tilt the snowboard on a frame. I didn't even know this existed. There’s not many barriers now in this modern life to do any sport”.
British wheelchair curling skip Hugh Nibloe insists freak incident to teammate not to blame for Winter Paralympic exit
Hugh Nibloe refused to blame a freak injury suffered by teammate David Melrose for Britain blowing their Paralympic wheelchair curling medal chances on a woeful Wednesday in Beijing.
Beijing Winter Paralympics: Slushy Snow And T-Shirts As Spring Approaches
Cross-country skiers ploughed through slushy snow wearing T-shirts on day five of the Beijing Winter Paralympics Wednesday as spring-like weather pushed temperatures well above freezing. The warm spell caught some athletes off guard on the largely man-made snow at the Zhangjiakou cross-country event where six gold medals were up for grabs. Competitors in the Olympics last month had battled blizzard conditions and a brutal wind chill, with some events postponed because of the weather. This time it was the opposite problem. Cross-country skier Birgit Skarstein, who competes in the women's sitting category, likened the weather to July back home in Norway as temperatures in nearby Zhangjiakou city nudged a balmy 17 degrees Celsius (63 Fahrenheit).
George Russell says Lewis Hamilton is ready for new season after winter of speculation
George Russell says that Lewis Hamilton is a fighter and that his British team-mate will be ready for the new Formula 1 season after a winter of speculation over his future.
Winter Paralympics: In biathlon nail-biter, Gretsch and Masters go 1-2 for Team USA
In a biathlon battle between U.S. Paralympic teammates, the difference between gold and silver came down to fast shooting on the range.
Mia Brookes: Britain's teenage snowboard prospect on the 2026 Winter Olympics
While young freestyle skier Kirsty Muir was winning the plaudits for her Winter Olympics debut performances, another British teenager was watching the action thousands of miles away.
Beijing Winter Paralympics: Slushy Snow And T-Shirts As Spring Approaches
Cross-country skiers ploughed through slushy snow wearing T-shirts on day five of the Beijing Winter Paralympics Wednesday as spring-like weather pushed temperatures well above freezing. The warm spell caught some athletes off guard on the largely man-made snow at the Zhangjiakou cross-country event where six gold medals were up for grabs. Competitors in the Olympics last month had battled blizzard conditions and a brutal wind chill, with some events postponed because of the weather. This time it was the opposite problem. Cross-country skier Birgit Skarstein, who competes in the women's sitting category, likened the weather to July back home in Norway as temperatures in nearby Zhangjiakou city nudged a balmy 17 degrees Celsius (63 Fahrenheit).