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Simpson and guide Poth win Paralympic silver for GB

Simpson and guide Poth win Paralympic silver for GB

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.

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