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Meet the 15 women representing Team USA (unknown)

The women of Team USA are a formidable crew. Here's a look at the 15 women who will represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing.

She decided to stay in the United States for her rehabilitation process, unsure of what life would look like for her in Mongolia. “I had never seen anyone in a wheelchair in the streets of Mongolia, or knew anyone with a spinal cord injury,” she said in 2015. She will serve as the U.S. team’s alternate in Beijing. (For example, at the World Championships in January, just four women competed in the LL1 banked slalom event.) She grew up in Wasilla, Alaska, and got her start in adaptive snowboarding after a middle school trip to Alyeska Ski Resort. As a result, she didn’t automatically qualify for the Paralympic Games. But thanks to her strong performance in Lillehammer, she received an invitation to compete in Beijing from World Para Nordic Skiing and the International Paralympic Committee. “Without mentorship and establishing relationships with all the amazing athletes – I believe I still would be in (a) dark place,” writes Umstead on the foundation’s site. The organization is dedicated to creating a community of active women and girls with disability by providing mentor and education programs. She opened up the Beijing Winter Games with a bronze medal in the biathlon sprint event on day one. But while they may still be few in number, the women of Team USA are a formidable crew. In September, Masters won two cycling gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics. Of the 67 athletes set to represent Team USA at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics, just 15 (23%) are women.

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Winter Paralympics 2022: GB win first medal as Ukraine soar on day ... (The Guardian)

GB opened their campaign at the Winter Paralympics with a bronze for Millie Knight and her guide Brett Wild in the very first medal event.

There was a surprise in the women’s standing event as the eight-time Paralympic champion and favourite, Marie Bochet of France, crashed out while attempting to defend her title. “That was probably the run of my life.” There was also a Ukrainian element to the victory of Oksana Masters in the women’s biathlon sitting sprint. Masters was born in Ukraine and settled in the US, the nation she competes for, after she was adopted. The most emotional scenes of the day were at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre, where Grygorii Vovchynskyi took Ukraine’s first gold of the Games. “I was thinking before the race, I must try to do everything for Ukraine,” he said. The hosts made a strong start with eight medals in total, including Liu Zixu and Guo Yujie securing golds in biathlon events.

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Winter Paralympics 2022: Neil Simpson and Menna Fitzpatrick claim ... (The Scotsman)

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"I am so happy to be the most decorated ParalympicsGB Winter athlete. I have known Menna since 2016 and she did brilliantly today," said Smith. "I am feeling absolutely amazing. Our communication was pretty standard, we kept it calm, kept it precise. "The race went as planned, at the race inspection we were like, this needs to be attacked from the get-go, and we went and did exactly that. "We put it all down on the line and really went for it and I'm just very happy with the performance - it felt good."

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Beijing Winter Paralympics: Neil Simpson wins Great Britain's first ... (iNews)

Neil Simpson, 19, was guided by his brother Andrew, 21, as he clinched the first ParalympicsGB gold of the 2022 Games.

We put it all down on the line and really went for it and I’m just very happy with the performance – it felt good. “There was a sketchy moment coming into the bowl but we knew we needed to get back on it and really went for it down the bowl, so I’m really happy with that.” “I wasn’t thinking about it being a winning performance, I was just thinking that it was a good run.

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Winter Paralympics: Great Britain claims first gold medal as Neil ... (Sky News)

Neil Simpson joins Millie Knight and Brett Wild as the winners of Great Britain's first medals of the Games.

We put it all down on the line and really went for it and I'm just very happy with the performance - it felt good. He said: "The race went as planned, at the race inspection we were like, this needs to be attacked from the get-go, and we went and did exactly that." "There was a sketchy moment coming into the bowl but we knew we needed to get back on it and really went for it down the bowl, so I'm really happy with that."

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Neil Simpson wins Great Britain's first gold of 2022 Winter Paralympics (The Guardian)

Neil Simpson claimed Britain's first gold medal of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics with victory in the men's Super-G vision impaired class.

You don’t have to beat around the bush, so that definitely helps.” It is the first time any British male athlete has won a gold medal on snow at a Winter Paralympics. He now has five career medals, his first being silver in the giant slalom at the 2006 Turin Paralympics. The nation had previously only ever won one gold medal at a Winter Paralympics. We put it all down on the line and really went for it and I’m just very happy with the performance.” The 19-year-old, who is guided by his brother Andrew, finished 0.40 seconds ahead of Italian Giacomo Bertagnolli to go into first place, and then had to wait at the foot of the hill to see if anybody else could beat his time. Neil Simpson claimed Britain’s first gold medal of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics with victory in the men’s Super-G vision impaired class.

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Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine top medal table on day one while ... (Sky Sports)

Millie Knight and guide Brett Wild collected Great Britain's first medal of the Games with bronze in the women's visually-impaired downhill. Last Updated: 05/03 ...

"Crossing the line with a smile on my face was our number one goal. "I didn't understand what happened. Millie Knight and guide Brett Wild collected Great Britain's first medal of the Games with bronze in the women's visually-impaired downhill.

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Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: China surges to top of medal tally ... (Firstpost)

Chinese athletes asserted home turf dominance on day two of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, netting four gold medals in alpine and cross country skiing ...

World "I actually felt worn out in the second half of the race, but then I heard them cheering for me. World

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2022 Winter Paralympics: Team GB claim first gold medal as Neil ... (Sky Sports)

Neil Simpson has claimed Great Britain's first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Paralympics in the men's Super-G vision impaired skiing, alongside his guide ...

We put it all down on the line and really went for it and I'm just very happy with the performance - it felt good. "I'm so proud of what we've achieved together. Nineteen-year-old Neil Simpson is the first British male athlete to win a gold medal on snow; along with his guide and brother Andrew, Neil clocked a time of 1:08.91 to finish nearly half a second clear of the rest of the field in the men's Super-G vision impaired skiing

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Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing day two (International Paralympic Committee)

All eyes are on Canada's Brian McKeever as he tries to defend the title won in Pyeongchang and win the 18th Paralympic medal.

Arendz already visited the podium in China with a bronze in Para biathlon. She picked a silver medal in the long-distance event behind Liashenko. The competition starts at 10:00 AM (Local Time) with the men's standing followed by the men's vision impaired.

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