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LumbyÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s Leach sixth in ParalympicsÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™ super combined ski race

Logan Leach, youngest Team Canada member at 19, and guide Julien Petit continue to impress
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LumbyÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s Logan Leach (right) and guide Julien Petit finished sixth in MondayÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s menÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s super combined visually impaired race at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics. (paralympic.ca photo)

LumbyÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s Logan Leach keeps moving up the final standings.

After placing seventh in his Paralympics debut in Para Alpine Skiing in Beijing, the 19-year-old visually impaired athlete finished sixth, along with guide Julien Petit, in the menÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s super combined vision impaired race Monday, March 7.

Leach and Petit return to the slopes on Wednesday, March 9, at 6 p.m. Pacific time, competing for a podium spot in the menÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s giant slalom.

LeachÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s teammate, Mac Marcoux and his guide, Tristan Rodgers, announced they are withdrawing from the rest of the Beijing Paralympics after Marcoux suffered a lower-body injury during a crash on Day 2.

In Para Nordic Skiing, Salmon ArmÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s Natalie Wilkie won the gold medal in the womenÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s 15-kilometre classic, the second gold of her Paralympic skiier. The 21-year-old Wilkie returns to action Monday night, March 7, in the womenÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s 10-km biathlon standing race at 8 p.m. Pacific.

SpallumcheenÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s Ina Forrest and Team Canada experienced their first loss in wheelchair curling Monday morning against Sweden by a final score of 6-3. However, they did pocket another win Sunday night over the United States with a score of 7-4.

Forrest ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½“ searching for a fourth consecutive Paralympics medal ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½“ and Canada (4-1) donÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™t have much time to lament the defeat. The round-robin continues with two games Tuesday in China. Canada will play South Korea (1-3) at 5:35 p.m. Pacific Monday, March 7, followed by a match with Slovakia (2-2) which starts at 3:35 a.m. Pacific Tuesday, March 8.

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