Great Britain win their FIRST gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics with Neil Simpson hailing his 'really special moment' alongside brother Andrew in the men's Super-6... and silver medallist Menna Fitzpatrick becomes the team's most decorated winter star
Neil Simpson won Great Britain's first gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics in the men's Super-G vision-impaired class and then hailed sharing the 'special' moment with guide and brother Andrew.
Scotland's Simpson brothers finished nearly half a second clear of the field to top the podium on their Paralympics debut, with 19-year-old Neil becoming the first British male athlete to win gold on snow.Menna Fitzpatrick followed up the Simpsons' triumph, claiming silver in the women's Super-G vision-impaired to become Britain's most successful Winter Paralympian with five medals.
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Neil Simpson won Great Britain's first gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics in the men's Super-G vision-impaired class
![Scotland's Simpson brothers finished nearly half a second clear of the field to top the podium on their Paralympics debut](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/06/09/55006655-10582831-image-a-8_1646558124110.jpg)
Scotland's Simpson brothers finished nearly half a second clear of the field to top the podium on their Paralympics debut
![19-year-old Neil Simpson became the first British male athlete to win gold on snow](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/06/09/55006653-10582831-image-a-9_1646558167380.jpg)
19-year-old Neil Simpson became the first British male athlete to win gold on snow
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