World Championships Gold for GB Para Skier Millie Knight

18th January 2022

Last modified on January 25th, 2022

It was a British 1-2 as Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Katie Guest finished just behind Knight to take silver in the Alpine Super Combined.

Only 0.52 seconds could separate the British pair.

Sara Choi of South Korea took bronze, 5.92s behind Knight’s winning time of 2:12.10.

23-year-old Knight’s gold is added to the bronze she won in Saturday’s Super-G.

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In the men’s visually impaired class,  Neil Simpson, guided by brother, Andrew Simpson, took silver in an impressive display of racing for the Banchory born skier.

He came in 0.9s behind France’s Hyacinthe Deleplace, guided by Valentin Giraud-Moine, with Slovakia’s Misoslav Haraus and guide, Maros Hudik rounding out the podium in bronze medal position.

World Para Snow Snowsports put together this brief highlights video of Monday’s racing.

https://www.facebook.com/parasnowsports/videos/5005378349555485/

The opening days of the World Para Snow Sports Championships saw Shona Brownlee mark her debut at the World Championships with Super-G silver.

James Barnes-Miller took Dual Banked Slalom snowboard bronze.

There are still six more days to go in the Championships so plenty more opportunities for medals for GB.

Among the rest of the action coming up is the World Cup slalom at Kitzbühel on Sunday where Dave Ryding will be hoping to improve on his 16th place at Wengen last weekend.

He said on Instagram that his head had got the better of his legs in the Swiss resort.

“After 2 straddles I guess I wanted the finish a bit too much.”

 

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And there’s all the excitement of the X Games Aspen where some of GB’s top freestyle skiers will be competing.

For the first time, young Kirsty Muir has got an invite to attend the Games.

The 17-year-old is a first alternate, which means she will get to compete in ski slopestyle if one of the competitors has to pull out.

She’s had a great 12 months and a record of success in the Colorado resort.

She won silver at the World Cup in Aspen in March 2021 and she recently came 5th at the World Cup at Mammoth Mountain in California.

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Here’s what’s coming up in the week ahead….

ALPINE

18^th – 22^nd January – World Cup (Downhill), Kitzbühel (AUT):

• Roy Steudle

20^th – 21^st January – Europa Cup (Slalom), Vaujany (FRA):

• Rob Poth
• Laurie Taylor

23^rd January – World Cup (Slalom), Kitzbühel (AUT):

• Billy Major
• Dave Ryding
• Laurie Taylor

FREESTYLE SKI

21^st – 23^rd January – X Games (Slopestyle, Halfpipe),  Aspen (USA):

• Zoe Atkin
• Gus Kenworthy
• Kirsty Muir (1st alternate)
• James Woods

FREESTYLE SNOWBOARD

21^st – 23^rd January – Europa Cup (Big Air), Crans-Montana (SUI):

• Mia Brookes
• Fin Bremner
• Koby Cook
• Liam Tynan

SKI CROSS

20^th – 22^nd January – Europa Cup, Lenk (SUI):

• Greg Baillie
• Alannah Lawrie (TBC)
• Max Vaughton

21^st – 23^rd January – World Cup, Idre Fjall (SWE):

• Ollie Davies

SNOWBOARD CROSS

22^nd – 23^rd January – Europa Cup, Reiteralm (AUT):

• Brandon Cain

PARA ALPINE

2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships – Lillehammer

 19^th January – Giant Slalom (M)

• Neil Simpson & Andrew Simpson
• Dan Sheen
• Alex Slegg
• James Whitley

20^th January – Giant Slalom (W)

• Menna Fitzpatrick & Katie Guest
• Millie Knight & Brett Wild
• Shona Brownlee

21^st January – Slalom (M)

• Neil Simpson & Andrew Simpson
• Dan Sheen
• Alex Slegg
• James Whitley

22^nd January – Slalom (W)

• Menna Fitzpatrick & Katie Guest
• Millie Knight & Brett Wild
• Shona Brownlee

23^rd January – Parallel Event

• TBC

PARA SNOWBOARD

2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships – Lillehammer

 21^st January – Snowboard Cross

• James Barnes-Miller
• Ollie Hill
• Andy MacLeod
• Owen Pick

22^nd January – Team Event

• TBC

PARA NORDIC

2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships – Lillehammer

18^th January – Cross-Country Long

• Steve Arnold
• Callum Deboys
• Scott Meenagh

20^th January – Biathlon Individual

• Steve Arnold
• Callum Deboys
• Scott Meenagh

22^nd January – Cross-Country Sprint

• Steve Arnold
• Callum Deboys
• Hope Gordon
• Scott Meenagh
• Steve Thomas

23^rd January – Team Relay Event

• TBC