Gold medalist Jesper Pedersen of Norway (C), silver medalist Niels de Langen of the Netherlands (L) and bronze medalist Rene de Silvestro of Italy pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the para alpine skiing Men's Slalom Sitting of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
YANQING, Beijing, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Jesper Pedersen of Norway won the gold of men's slalom sitting at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on Sunday.
The 22-year-old racer clocked a two-run time of one minute and 31.30 seconds in the final Beijing Paralympics Alpine skiing race to add to his success in the men's giant slalom, super-G and super combined races. He also got a sliver in the downhill event.
Niels de Langen of the Netherlands finished second with 6.08 seconds behind. Italian skier Rene de Silvestro took bronze in 1:38.44.
Giacomo Bertagnolli of Italy took home the gold of men's slalom vision impaired with a time of 1:26.82 over two runs, 0.28 second ahead of Austrian racer Johannes Aigner. Miroslav Haraus of Slovakia finished third in 1:36.22.
Arthur Bauchet of France claimed the title of the men's slalom standing after clocking a time of 1:29.61 over two runs, followed by Liang Jingyi of China with 2.66 seconds behind. Adam Hall of New Zealand finished third in 1:33.21. ■
Suzuki Takeshi of Japan competes during the para alpine skiing Men's Slalom Sitting of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Suzuki Takeshi of Japan competes during the para alpine skiing Men's Slalom Sitting of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Silver medalist Niels de Langen of the Netherlands poses for photos during the awarding ceremony of the para alpine skiing Men's Slalom Sitting of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
