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Bronze medallist Ollie Hill
ParalympicGB Snowboarder Ollie Hill, making his Winter Games debut, won Bronze in the Men’s LL2 Snowboard Banked Slalom – ParalympicsGB’s first ever Snowboarding medal.
Sitting in 3rd after the first run, Hill’s time secured him a place on the podium less than two years after starting out in the sport.
Teammate Owen Pick finished in fourth place and Andy MacLeod finished in 20th position.
Ollie, from Reading, said: “It was important to put down a good first run as it took the pressure off a little bit. I wanted to push, push, push for the gold but I felt the second run was a bit slower because the snow was caving in a bit.
“I have been off social media which has been quite nice but as soon as I get home I am sure it will go a bit wild. My sisters will be on the phone to each other crying their eyes out they have helped me so much through this. My mum and day will be so proud too.”
Para Snowboarder James Barnes-Miller, finished with a 9th-place finish in the UL class. This means he finishes the Games with two top-10 finishes under his belt after the 5th spot he took in the Snowboard Cross.
Skiers Menna, Millie, and Shona finish in top-10 in Women’s Giant Slalom
Shona Brownlee
In the Women’s Giant Slalom, Menna Fitzpatrick took seventh spot in the VI category with Guide Gary Smith, while Millie Knight had to settle for ninth alongside Brett Wild in a race won by Austria’s Veronika Aigner, taking her first Paralympic title.
The Women’s Seated Giant Slalom saw Shona Brownlee finish up in ninth spot, her top-10 finish coming with a combined time across her two runs of 2:32.08.
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