Beijing (Xinhua) - Jesper
Pedersen of Norway has grabbed his third gold medal of the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games in convincing fashion, winning the men’s giant slalom sitting.
The 22-year-old racer, who has already won super-G and super combined gold at Beijing 2022, clocked a two-run time of one minute and 54.20 seconds, 3.30 seconds ahead of Italy’s Rene de Silvestro. Chinese skier Liang Zilu took bronze in 2:00.92.
Johannes Aigner of Austria won the men’s giant slalom vision-impaired, taking his second gold at Beijing 2022.
The 16-year-old finished in 1:49.34 over two runs, 1.68 seconds faster than Giacomo Bertagnolli of Italy. Miroslav Haraus of Slovakia took bronze in 1:54.92.
Aigner said he had targeted gold in the giant slalom after having won gold in the downhill, silver in the super combined, and bronze in the super-G.
“Because we already have gold, silver, and bronze, it’s just gold that we wanted [today]. It’s unbelievable for us that we made it,” Aigner said.
Santeri Kiiveri of Finland took the men’s giant slalom standing title with a two-run time of 1:55.40.
Charles Walsh of the United States, who clocked the fastest time in the first leg, failed to hold his lead in the second, finishing 0.04 seconds behind Kiiveri.