Summary
Neil Simpson and his guide, Rob Poth, won a silver medal for Great Britain in the alpine combined event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics. This marks Simpson's third Paralympic medal overall. The pair moved up from fourth place after recording the fastest slalom time.
Key Facts
- Neil Simpson and Rob Poth won silver in the alpine combined event.
- This is Great Britain's first medal at the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.
- The alpine combined consists of both super G and slalom races.
- Simpson and Poth were in fourth place after the super G event.
- They achieved the fastest slalom time to secure the silver medal.
- Italy's Giacomo Bertagnolli and Andrea Ravelli won gold.
- Austria's Johannes Aigner and Nico Haberl took the bronze medal.