On March 7, in the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Paralympic Paralympic Alpine Skiing Women's All-Around Sitting Group Competition, Germany's Lena Foster reversed the second round of the second round of the super slalom competition and finally won the crown, once again proving herself to be the most successful paralympic women's skier in the world.
Back in the 2015-2016 season, Foster won the slalom, super slalom and downhill races. Before the start of the Winter Paralympic Games, the head of the German delegation, Carl Quaid, said that due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, athletes will inevitably lack training and miss competitions during the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games cycle. "It is difficult for the German team to replicate the success of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games and hopes to reach the top 10 of the medal table at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games."
Crossing the finish line, Foster held up his pole and smiled confidently.
At the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, the German delegation topped the medal table twice. At the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games four years ago, they ranked fifth in the medal table with a score of 7 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze. At the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, six-time Winter Paralympic athlete Andrea Esco withdrew due to health problems, seven gold medallist Anna Skofilbo has retired, and the vast majority of the athletes sent by the German team are young players.
Before the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, Foster had just finished his trip to the Paralympic World Championships with four gold medals. "Foster is the leader of the team, she inspires young athletes and her success inspires the entire German team." As it turns out, Foster is living up to Quaid's expectations.
Photo by Wu Yibin, reporter of the Winter Olympics
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Source: Winter Paralympic Games Proceedings | Reporter Liu Yang
Edited by Kang Dian
Process Editor Wu Yue