sports
March 10, 2026
Neil Simpson wins first Great Britain medal at Winter Paralympics with skiing silver
Scot second in men’s visually impaired alpine combined
TL;DR
- Neil Simpson won silver in the men's visually impaired alpine combined at the Winter Paralympics.
- He moved up from fourth place after a strong slalom run, finishing behind Giacomo Bertagnolli and ahead of Johannes Aigner.
- This is Great Britain's first medal of the Games, boosting morale after previous near misses.
- Simpson described his performance as "technically good, solid skiing" and expressed satisfaction with reaching the podium.
- His guide, Rob Poth, noted the team's increasing confidence and ambition for their remaining slalom events.
- Other medalists included Veronika Aigner (women's VI gold), Ebba Årsjö (women's standing gold), Aurélie Richard (women's standing silver), Audrey Pascal Seco (sitting gold), and Jeroen Kampschreur (men's sitting gold).
- Great Britain's mixed curling team lost to Italy, continuing their difficult round robin stage.
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