| Npc: | GBR |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Games: | Winter Paralympics |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the United Kingdom |
| Npcname: | British Paralympic Association |
| Location: | Beijing, China |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Competitors Men: | 18 |
| Competitors Women: | 6 |
| Sports: | 5[1] |
| Flagbearer Open: | Meggan Dawson-Farrell Gregor Ewan[2] |
| Flagbearer Close: | Andrew Simpson Neil Simpson[3] |
| Rank: | 14 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 4 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Great Britain competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.
| Medals by sport | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Snowboarding | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Medals by date | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| Day 1 | 5 March | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 1 | 1 |
| Day 2 | 6 March | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 1 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 1 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 2 |
| Day 3 | 7 March | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 2 | 2 |
| Day 4 | 8 March | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 5 | 9 March | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 6 | 10 March | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 7 | 11 March | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Medals by gender | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guide Andrew Simpson | Alpine skiing | Men's Super-G, vision impaired | |||
Guide Gary Smith | Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G, vision impaired | |||
Guide Brett Wild | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill, vision impaired | |||
Guide Gary Smith | Alpine skiing | Women's super combined, vision impaired | |||
Guide Andrew Simpson | Alpine skiing | Men's super combined, vision impaired | |||
| Ollie Hill | Snowboarding | Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 | 11 March |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Guide | Men's Super-G, vision impaired Men's super combined, vision impaired | |||
Guide | Women's Super-G, vision impaired Women's super combined, vision impaired |
On 13 January 2022, UK Sport confirmed a target of 5–9 medals for the Games.[4]
| Event | Medal target | 2018 medals ! | Medals won | Target met | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5–9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See main article: article and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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]
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | did not finish | |||||||
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Did not finish | |||||
| Slalom | 1:04.90 | +23.71 | 25 | 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
See main article: article and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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]
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Arnold | Sitting | Men's 12.5 km | ||
| 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 | ||
See main article: article and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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]
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Steve Arnold | Sitting | 1.5 km sprint | 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 | ||||||
See main article: article and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Hill | align=left rowspan="3" | 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Seed | Position | Position | Position | Rank | |||
| Ollie Hill | align=left rowspan=3 | 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 | 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 | |
See main article: article and Wheelchair curling at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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]
Round robinDraw 1
Saturday, March 5, 14:35Draw 2
Saturday, March 5, 19:35Draw 6
Monday, March 7, 9:35Draw 8
Monday, March 7, 19:35Draw 9
Tuesday, March 8, 9:35Draw 11
Tuesday, March 8, 19:35Draw 13
Wednesday, March 9, 14:35Draw 14
Wednesday, March 9, 19:35Draw 15
Thursday, March 10, 9:35Draw 16
Thursday, March 10, 14:35