Gold medallist Fitzpatrick was named as ParalympicsGB flagbearer at PyeongChang 2018 Closing Ceremony Paralympic champion Menna Fitzpatrick had the honour of carrying the flag for ParaympicsGB at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Closing Ceremony on Sunday. Fitzpatrick and guide Jennifer Kehoe claimed a sensational slalom gold medal on the final day of action in
Scott Meenagh brought the curtain down on his maiden Paralympic Winter Games but not before pulling one more heroic effort out of the bag in PyeongChang. The Para Nordic skier, who had declared he was representing not only himself and ParalympicsGB but also the sport as a whole in South Korea, duly delivered on his
It was a case of mixed emotions for Great Britain’s snowboarders on day seven of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games as the curtain fell on their historic competition but did so without any medals to show for their efforts. The pioneering team of James Barnes-Miller, Ben Moore and Owen Pick will be remembered as
It was a day with the biggest of stakes that was settled on the smallest of margins as Great Britain’s wheelchair curlers bowed out of PyeongChang 2018 after a set of roller-coaster matches at the Gangneung Curling Centre. At the start of play the goal was clear for the team of Aileen Neilson, Hugh Nibloe,
Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jennifer Kehoe won a superb silver in the women’s VI giant slalom to take the ParalympicsGB medal tally to a fantastic five. There are some days when everything comes together and, for Fitzpatrick and Kehoe, Day Five of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games was one of them. The duo
Menna Fitzpatrick revealed a unique way of coping with the pressure after winning women’s VI super-combined silver at PyeongChang 2018 with guide Jennifer Kehoe. The duo had already won super-G bronze on Sunday and they produced two brilliant runs to add a silver medal to their collection at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre on Tuesday. And,
Six athletes and a coach will travel to PyeongChang 2018 to experience the Paralympic Inspiration Programme (PiP) thanks to the continued partnership between the British Paralympic Association (BPA) and Help for Heroes. Five military athletes will join the Programme which is formed of six athletes across five Paralympic sports; Para alpine skiing, Para Nordic skiing,
University of Bath graduate Kelly Gallagher, who made history at Sochi 2014, has secured her place in the ParalympicsGB team for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. Gallagher became the first British athlete to win a gold medal on snow in either Olympic or Paralympic competition when she topped the podium in the women’s super-G
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has today announced the five wheelchair curlers selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Four of the team that claimed bronze at Sochi 2014 are returning to the Paralympic stage with skip Aileen Neilson contesting her third Games, Gregor Ewan and Robert McPherson making their second
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has today added the first names to the team-sheet for PyeongChang 2018, announcing seven athletes and two guides who will represent ParalympicsGB in para alpine skiing and para snowboard. Aiming to better ParalympicsGB’s historic achievements in Sochi, the skiers have shown their potential this cycle with a number of World
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