Simpson & Poth Secure Silver in Paralympic Skiing

0:00On March 10th, Great Britain finally grabbed its first medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics, a silver in the Alpine Combined Event 4. Visually impaired skier, Neil Simpson, and his guide, Rob Puth. They started the day in fourth place after the morning Super G run. Just half a second shy of third, but stormed back with the fastest Slalom time too. Climb two spots. This marked Simpson's third Paralympic medal overall at age 23, building on a gold from the Beijing Games four years ago, and a bronze in the. Same event there, after a couple of fourth place finishes earlier this week. For 28-year-old Puth, it's his first medal in his debut Paralympics, coming after switching to guide Simpson recently. Italy's Jacomo Bertagnoli and Andrea Revelli took gold, less than a second ahead overall, with Austria's Johannes Agner and Nicolabrale earning. Bronze in the tough, visually impaired men's category, setting up more excitement for the remaining races.