Winter Paralympics: Menna Fitzpatrick fifth after ‘difficult’ Games

British Para-skier Menna Fitzpatrick says she is already seeking to the long run after lacking out on a medal on the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.

The 27-year-old, who’s Britain’s most profitable Winter Paralympian, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) harm late final yr and postponed surgical procedure to compete at her third Games.

But after ending fifth in her closing occasion in Italy, the ladies’s visually impaired slalom, she advised BBC Sport she desires to make it to a different Games.

“Every end of a cycle marks a new challenge and my plan is to hopefully make it to France in 2030,” she mentioned.

“I first learned how to ski in France so it’s almost like going home. That will be a really cool one for me to aim for.”

Fitzpatrick and information Katie Guest saved their greatest end for final after two sixth locations within the super-G and big slalom and ninth within the Alpine mixed.

Austrian Veronika Aigner maintained her dominance along with her fourth gold of the Games, ending 4 seconds away from compatriot Elina Stary.

Despite not coming away with one other medal for her assortment, Fitzpatrick was eager to concentrate on the positives.

“I think it’s been a really successful Games for us, considering where I was before, so I’m really happy, especially with the performance today,” she added.

“We really went out there and pushed it, and are really happy with the result.

“As an athlete you at all times hope on your best possible snowboarding in a race. It typically would not occur like that and as athletes we’re actually laborious on ourselves when issues are powerful.

“It’s been a challenging two weeks, but just knowing that I’ve got these performances within me, even if the preparation didn’t go quite to plan, gives me confidence.”