Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:GBR
Npcname:British Paralympic Association
Games:Winter Paralympics
Year:2018
Flagcaption:Flag of the United Kingdom
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9-18 March 2018
Competitors:17
Sports:5
Rank:13
Gold:1
Silver:4
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. They were known by the shortened name of Great Britain, for identification purposes.

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate

Guide

Jennifer Kehoe

Alpine skiingWomen's slalom, vision impaired

Guide

Brett Wild

Alpine skiingWomen's downhill, vision impaired

Guide

Brett Wild

Alpine skiingWomen's super-G, vision impaired

Guide

Jennifer Kehoe

Alpine skiingWomen's super combined, vision impaired

Guide

Jennifer Kehoe

Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom, vision impaired

Guide

Jennifer Kehoe

Alpine skiingWomen's super-G, vision impaired

Guide

Brett Wild

Alpine skiingWomen's slalom, vision impaired

Medal and performance targets

UK Sport announced "an ambition of at least 7 medals which if achieved would mark the best performance in 30 years, and best since National Lottery funding came on stream in 1997".[1]

Competitors

Great Britain sent a total of 17 athletes to the games. This was the most sent by the British team since 2006.[2]

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Alpine skiing448
Biathlon1*01*
Cross-country skiing1*01*
Snowboarding303
Wheelchair curling325
Total11617

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Women
AthleteClassificationEventRun 1Run 2Final/Total
TimeDiffRankTimeDiffRankTimeDiffRank
Kelly Gallagher
Guide

Gary Smith

Visually impairedGiant slalom1:17.33+6.5051:15.46+3.2942:32.79+9.795
Slalom57.35+3.7761:01.22+2.8961:58.57+6.776
Super-G1:39.75+9.588
Super combined1:37.59+7.7571:00.49+5.1762:38.08+10.367
Menna Fitzpatrick
Guide

Jennifer Kehoe

Visually impairedDownhill
Giant slalom1:14.45+3.6221:13.89+1.7232:28.34+5.34
Slalom54.24+0.66257.56align="center"-11:51.80align="center"-
Super-G1:34.54+4.37
Super combined1:31.49+1.65257.512+2.192:29.00+1.28
Millie Knight
Guide

Brett Wild

Visually impairedDownhill1:30.58+0.86
Giant slalom1:17.97+7.1461:16.55+4.3872:34.52+11.527
Slalom54.28+0.70359.11+1.5541:53.39+1.59
Super-G1:33.76+3.59
Super combined1:33.63+3.79358.10+2.7852:31.73+4.014
Men
AthleteClassificationEventRun 1Run 2Final/Total
TimeDiffRankTimeDiffRankTimeDiffRank
Chris LloydStandingDownhill1:34.00+8.5520
Super-G1:34.43+9.6025
James WhitleyStandingDownhill1:29.85+4.4010
Giant slalom1:09.91+4.11=111:10.00+4.56122:19.81+7.3411
Slalom52.61+4.101151.80+4.3861:44.41+8.3010
Super-G1:32.96+8.1322
Super combined1:30.21+5.311350.07+5.13102:20.28+9.7211

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Men
AthleteClassificationEventResultRank
Scott MeenaghSitting7.5 km27:28.118
12.5 km54:52.913
15 km58:58.114

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Men
AthleteClassificationEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Scott MeenaghSitting1.1 km sprint3:17.7216did not advance
7.5 km25:17.514
15 km46:07.417

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Slalom
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Result
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeDiffRank
James Barnes-MillerMen's banked slalom SB-UL58.23957.00101:08.172057.00+6.23=10
Ben Moore56.79554.33554.33+3.567
Owen PickMen's banked slalom SB-LL252.81753.26952.81+4.139
Snowboard cross
AthleteEventQualification1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Race 1Race 2Seed
TimeRankTimeRankOpponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Rank
James Barnes-MillerMen's snowboard cross SB-UL1:03.1151:06.56146
W

L
did not advance7
Ben Moore1:04.8091:04.4778
L
did not advance10
Owen PickMen's snowboard cross SB-LL21:00.11659.3225
L
did not advance9

Wheelchair curling

See main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Summary

Round Robin

Standings
ResultsGreat Britain had a bye in draws 2, 4, 6, 9, 14 and 16.
  • Draw 1Saturday, 10 March, 14:35
  • Draw 3Sunday, 11 March, 9:35
  • Draw 5Sunday, 11 March, 19:35
  • Draw 7Monday, 12 March, 14:35
  • Draw 8Monday, 12 March, 19:35
  • Draw 10Tuesday, 13 March, 14:35
  • Draw 11Tuesday, 13 March, 19:35
  • Draw 12Wednesday, 14 March, 9:35
  • Draw 13Wednesday, 14 March, 14:35
  • Draw 15Thursday, 15 March, 9:35
  • Draw 17Thursday, 15 March, 19:35
  • See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: UK Sport targets best ever Winter Games in PyeongChang. UK Sport. 26 January 2018. 9 January 2018.
    2. News: Great Britain's Winter Paralympics team. BBC Sport.