Beijing bronze medallist Hill eyeing up 'dominant' Paralympic Italian Job

Ollie Hill insists his stunning Paralympic bronze medal is just the first step towards completing a 'dominant' snowboard Italian Job in 2026. The Reading raider, 32, made history in Beijing by becoming the first British boarder to climb the Paralympic podium. Ad/> Hill, who had his right leg amputated in 2018 and only burst onto the British team two years later, delivered a searing first run in the banked slalom to guarantee himself a medal ahead of SB-LL2 teammate Owen Pick.

SnowboardHofmeister secures World Cup title on home soil with third-place finish19/03/2022 AT 17:41 The Berkshire ace has enjoyed a rapid rise on the international circuit and is dreaming big ahead of the next Games cycle and Milan-Cortina 2026. «I haven't dominated just yet,» he said. «There's still a couple more places to go for domination.

»It's been amazing and I'm so stoked to be here. I'm a little bit surprised by this as I was on a mission just to get here in the first place. «We're on a good pathway — as much as I love everyone, I always want to win.

»I've got a lot more race experience to gain before the next Paralympics — and I hope this puts me in a good position to do what I say and take two golds." Hill has always had a passion for snowsports and first strapped on a pair of skis at the age of just four on a family holiday. But his attention soon pivoted to snowboarding as he juggled the sport alongside a promising career as motorcross rider in his teens. Everything changed in December 2018, however, when a 29-year-old Hill was involved in a serious car accident and forced to get his right leg amputated below the knee.