Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | GBR |
NPC | British Paralympic Association |
Website | www |
in Beijing, China 4 March 2022 – 13 March 2022 | |
Competitors | 24 (18 men and 6 women) in 5[3] sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Meggan Dawson-Farrell Gregor Ewan[2] |
Flag bearers (closing) | Andrew Simpson Neil Simpson[1] |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Great Britain competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.
Medallists
Medals by sport | ||||
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Sport | Total | |||
Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Snowboarding | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Medals by date | |||||
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Day | Date | Total | |||
Day 1 | 5 March | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Day 2 | 6 March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Day 3 | 7 March | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Day 4 | 8 March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Day 5 | 9 March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Day 6 | 10 March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Day 7 | 11 March | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Medals by gender | ||||
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Gender | Total | |||
Male | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Female | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Neil Simpson Guide: Andrew Simpson |
Alpine skiing | Men's Super-G, vision impaired | 6 March |
Silver | Menna Fitzpatrick Guide: Gary Smith |
Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G, vision impaired | 6 March |
Bronze | Millie Knight Guide: Brett Wild |
Alpine skiing | Women's downhill, vision impaired | 5 March |
Bronze | Menna Fitzpatrick Guide: Gary Smith |
Alpine skiing | Women's super combined, vision impaired | 7 March |
Bronze | Neil Simpson Guide: Andrew Simpson |
Alpine skiing | Men's super combined, vision impaired | 7 March |
Bronze | Ollie Hill | Snowboarding | Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 | 11 March |
Multiple medallists
After Pyeongchang 2018, Menna Fitzpatrick was Great Britain's most successful Winter Paralympian with four medals, all won at the 2018 Games. She added to that total at these Games.
Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
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Neil Simpson Guide: Andrew Simpson |
Gold Bronze |
Alpine skiing | Men's Super-G, vision impaired Men's super combined, vision impaired |
Menna Fitzpatrick Guide: Gary Smith |
Silver Bronze |
Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G, vision impaired Women's super combined, vision impaired |
Medal and performance targets
On 13 January 2022, UK Sport confirmed a target of 5–9 medals for the Games.[4]
Event | Medal target | 2014 medals | 2018 medals | Medals won | Target met |
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Overall | 5–9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Competitors
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Biathlon | 3* | 0 | 3* |
Cross-country skiing | 4* | 1 | 5* |
Snowboarding | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Wheelchair curling | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Total | 18 | 6 | 24 |
- Steve Arnold, Callum Deboys and Scott Meenagh were selected to compete in both the biathlon and cross-country events.
Alpine skiing
On 22 February 2022, ParalympicsGB named a team of eleven athletes (including four guides of visually impaired athletes) to compete in the alpine skiing events in Beijing.[5] Menna Fitzpatrick is Britain's most successful Winter Paralympian having won four medals including a gold at Pyeongchang in 2018. Teammate Millie Knight also won three medals at the same Games. On the eve of the Games visually impaired guide skier Katie Guest was forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19. Gary Smith had already been selected as a reserve guide and will take Guest's place alongside Menna Fitzpatrick.[6]
- Women
Athlete | Classification | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
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Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | |||
Menna Fitzpatrick Guide: Gary Smith |
Visually impaired | Downhill | — | 1:30.49 | +10.99 | 5 | |||||
Giant Slalom | 1:02.78 | +8.70 | 7 | 1:04.89 | +6.43 | 7 | 2:07.67 | +15.13 | 7 | ||
Slalom | 47.25 | +3.13 | 5 | 49.51 | +2.10 | 3 | 1:36.76 | +5.23 | 4 | ||
Super-G | — | 1:18.79 | +1.78 | ||||||||
Super Combined | 1:22.25 | +5.60 | 5 | 43.73 | - | 1 | 2:05.98 | +2.59 | |||
Millie Knight Guide: Brett Wild |
Visually impaired | Downhill | — | 1:23.20 | +3.70 | ||||||
Giant Slalom | 1:03.35 | +9.27 | 9 | 1:07.98 | +9.52 | 9 | 2:11.33 | +18.79 | 9 | ||
Slalom | 50.35 | +6.23 | 9 | 51.12 | +3.71 | 8 | 1:41.47 | +9.94 | 8 | ||
Super-G | — | 1:19.39 | +2.38 | 4 | |||||||
Super Combined | 1:21.49 | +4.84 | 4 | 46.40 | +2.67 | 3 | 2:07.89 | +4.50 | 4 | ||
Shona Brownlee | Sitting | ||||||||||
Giant Slalom | 1:14.20 | +12.44 | 9 | 1:17.88 | +17.37 | 9 | 2:32.08 | +29.81 | 9 | ||
Slalom | 2:05.52 | +1:17.02 | 9 | 1:18.03 | +28.96 | 9 | 3:23.55 | +1:45.69 | 9 | ||
Super-G | — | 1:48.23 | +24.50 | 6 | |||||||
Super Combined | 1:46.91 | +26.54 | 6 | DNF | Did not finish |
- Men
Athlete | Classification | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
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Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | |||
Neil Simpson Guide: Andrew Simpson |
Visually impaired | Downhill | — | 1:17.13 | +3.68 | 7 | |||||
Giant Slalom | 1:00.81 | +5.93 | 6 | 58.64 | +5.21 | 5 | 1:59.45 | +10.11 | 5 | ||
Slalom | 1:01.75 | +22.13 | 11 | 51.40 | +4.52 | 3 | 1:53.15 | +26.33 | 9 | ||
Super-G | — | 1:08.91 | - | ||||||||
Super Combined | 1:10.87 | +1.75 | 5 | 41.94 | +2.85 | 3 | 1:52.81 | +3.01 | |||
Dan Sheen | Sitting | Giant Slalom | 1:15.28 | +17.37 | 32 | DNF | Did not finish | ||||
Slalom | 1:04.90 | +23.71 | 25 | DNF | Did not finish | ||||||
Alex Slegg | Sitting | Giant Slalom | 1:12.52 | +14.61 | 30 | 1:08.38 | +12.09 | 24 | 2:20.90 | +26.70 | 26 |
Slalom | 54.88 | +13.69 | 18 | DSQ | |||||||
James Whitley | Standing | Downhill | — | 1:19.05 | +4.13 | 9 | |||||
Giant Slalom | 1:01.08 | +3.48 | 12 | 57.30 | +0.60 | 2 | 1:58.38 | +2.98 | 6 | ||
Slalom | 48.32 | +7.84 | 18 | 54.27 | +5.26 | 7 | 1:42.59 | +12.98 | 8 | ||
Super-G | — | 1:14.88 | +5.77 | 19 | |||||||
Super Combined | DSQ | Did not advance |
Biathlon
On 22 February 2022, ParalympicsGB announced the selection of the three members of the cross-country team who will also compete in the biathlon. [7] Scott Meenagh will be attending his second Games having also competed in both biathlon and cross-country skiing in 2018. On the eve of the Games Steve Arnold tested positive for Covid-19 and missed the first two biathlon events in which he was due to compete. However, he later recovered and was able to join the British team with a view to competing in the final event.[8] Unfortunately, on his arrival in Beijing he again tested positive for Covid-19 and was forced to withdraw from the event.[9]
- Men
Athlete | Classification | Event | Result | Rank |
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Steve Arnold | Sitting | Men's 12.5 km | DNS | |
Callum Deboys | Sitting | Men's 6.0 km | 22:32.0 | 17 |
Men's 10.0 km | 38.37.9 | 18 | ||
Men's 12.5 km | 49:53.8 | 18 | ||
Scott Meenagh | Sitting | Men's 6.0 km | 20:34.7 | 9 |
Men's 10.0 km | 33:11.7 | 9 | ||
Men's 12.5 km | 41:32.5 | 6 |
Cross-country skiing
On 22 February 2022, ParalympicsGB revealed the nordic skiing team which had been selected for Beijing.[10] Steve Thomas will be making his sixth Paralympics appearance having competed in ice sledge hockey in 2006 and in sailing at four successive Summer Paralympics between 2004-16. Hope Gordon will be the first British woman to compete in a nordic skiing event at the Games.[11] On the eve of the Games Steve Arnold tested positive for Covid-19 and missed the first cross-country event in which he was due to compete. However, he later recovered and was able to join the British team for the final events.[12] Unfortunately, on his arrival in Beijing he again tested positive for Covid-19 but recovered in time to compete in his final two scheduled events.[13][14]
- Women
Athlete | Classification | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
Hope Gordon | Sitting | 1.5 km sprint | 3:35.04 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
7.5 km | — | 38:01.4 | 16 |
- Men
Athlete | Classification | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
Steve Arnold | Sitting | 1.5 km sprint | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
10 km | — | 43:04.6 | 29 | |||||
Callum Deboys | Sitting | 1.5 km sprint | 2:37.00 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
10 km | — | 38:41.8 | 21 | |||||
Scott Meenagh | Sitting | 10 km | — | 36:16.8 | 16 | |||
18 km | — | 50:41.6 | 12 | |||||
Steve Thomas | Sitting | 1.5 km sprint | 2:39.33 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
10 km | — | 44:17.5 | 32 |
- Relay
Athletes | Event | Final | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Steve Arnold Callum Deboys Scott Meenagh Steve Thomas |
4 x 2.5 km open relay | 35:27.3 | 12 |
Snowboarding
On 22 February 2022, ParalympicsGB announced the names of the four snowboarders who have been selected to represent their country in Beijing.[15] James Barnes-Miller and Owen Pick will compete at their second Games having taken part when snowboarding made its inaugural Winter Paralympic appearance in 2018.
- Men
- Banked slalom
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
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Ollie Hill | Banked slalom, SB-LL2 | 1:10.45 | 1:10.51 | 1:10.45 | |
Andy MacLeod | 1:18.52 | 1:16.55 | 1:16.55 | 20 | |
Owen Pick | 1:10.64 | 1:11.91 | 1:10.64 | 4 | |
James Barnes-Miller | Banked slalom, SB-UL | 1:12.39 | 1:13.12 | 1:12.39 | 9 |
- Snowboard cross
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Seed | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
Ollie Hill | Snowboard cross, SB-LL2 | 1:16.74 | 1:05.16 | 1:05.16 | 12 Q | 3 | Did not advance | 10 | |
Andy MacLeod | 1:08.23 | 1:08.43 | 1:08.23 | 17 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Owen Pick | DSQ | 1:04.58 | 1:04.58 | 11 Q | 3 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
James Barnes-Miller | Snowboard cross, SB-UL | 1:04.53 | 1:04.02 | 1:04.02 | 9 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 1 | 5 |
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Wheelchair curling
Great Britain has qualified to compete in wheelchair curling.[16][17] On 4 January 2022, Paralympics GB announced the selection of the team to represent Great Britain in Beijing.[18] On 2 February 2022, it was announced that Charlotte McKenna had withdrawn from the team due to injury. Her replacement will be Gary Smith.[19]
- Summary
Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||||||||
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Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Gregor Ewan Hugh Nibloe David Melrose Meggan Dawson-Farrell Gary Smith |
Mixed | NOR L 5–7 |
USA W 10–6 |
SUI W 15–1 |
SVK L 3–7 |
EST W 10–5 |
SWE L 4–6 |
CAN L 3–6 |
KOR L 6–8 |
CHN L 3–6 |
LAT W 8–4 |
8 | Did not advance |
Round robin
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 6
Draw 8
Draw 9
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Draw 11
Draw 13
Draw 14
Draw 15
Draw 16
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See also
References
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- ^ "Ewan and Dawson-Farrell announced as ParalympicsGB flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony". ParalympicsGB. 4 March 2022.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB reveals one of its biggest Winter Paralympic teams". ParalympicsGB. 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Team GB targets record breaking Winter Olympics medal tally in Beijing". The Guardian. 13 January 2022.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB reveals one of its biggest Winter Paralympic teams". ParalympicsGB. 22 February 2022.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB statement - Katie Guest". ParalympicsGB. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB reveals one of its biggest Winter Paralympic teams". ParalympicsGB. 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Nordic skier Steve Arnold bounces back and flies to China for Paralympic debut". Andover Advertiser. 9 March 2020.
- ^ "BPA statement: Steve Arnold". ParalympicsGB. 11 March 2022.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB reveals one of its biggest Winter Paralympic teams". ParalympicsGB. 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Winter Paralympics:Menna Fitzpatrick and Millie Knight named among GB team". BBC Sport. 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Nordic skier Steve Arnold bounces back and flies to China for Paralympic debut". Andover Advertiser. 9 March 2020.
- ^ "BPA statement: Steve Arnold". ParalympicsGB. 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Breaking: ParalympicsGB". ParalympicsGB. 12 March 2022.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB reveals one of its biggest Winter Paralympic teams". ParalympicsGB. 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Estonian wheelchair curling team qualifies for Beijing Paralympics". ERR. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Paralympic qualification". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ParalympicsGB announce wheelchair curlers for Beijing 2022". ParalympicsGB. 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Gary Smith selected to join ParalympicsGB wheelchair curling team for Beijing 2022". ParalympicsGB. 2 February 2022.