- Brian McKeever and Natalie Wilkie win cross-country sprints
- David Melrose injured after fall from wheelchair in curling
- Winter Paralympics: schedule and results | Full medal table
Both Canada and hosts China enjoyed double gold celebrations at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre as day five of the 2022 Winter Paralympics saw six gold medals decided in the cross-country sprinting.
Brian McKeever held off Jake Adicoff of the US to win the men’s sprint free visually impaired category by 0.8 seconds, but the closeness of the time doesn’t convey the ease with which the Canadian had slowed up and still claimed his 15th career Winter Paralympics gold medal. McKeever began losing his sight age 19 due to Stargardt disease and plans to retire from competition after these Games.
Continue reading…Brian McKeever and Natalie Wilkie win cross-country sprintsDavid Melrose injured after fall from wheelchair in curlingWinter Paralympics: schedule and results | Full medal tableBoth Canada and hosts China enjoyed double gold celebrations at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre as day five of the 2022 Winter Paralympics saw six gold medals decided in the cross-country sprinting.Brian McKeever held off Jake Adicoff of the US to win the men’s sprint free visually impaired category by 0.8 seconds, but the closeness of the time doesn’t convey the ease with which the Canadian had slowed up and still claimed his 15th career Winter Paralympics gold medal. McKeever began losing his sight age 19 due to Stargardt disease and plans to retire from competition after these Games. Continue reading…[#item_full_content]