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Five Aussie Winter Paralympians to watch

March 9, 2018

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The PyeongChang Paralympic Games kicks off tonight March 9 until March 18. Who are Australia’s big chances? These athletes are.

MITCH GOURLEY

Standing alpine skiing (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, super combined): Medal-less after two Games, Gourley heads into PyeongChang as super combined world champion. Ranked in the top 10 for all disciplines.

Supplied image of Australian LW6/8-2 Paralympic skier Mitchell Gourley during a downhill training session ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (AAP Image/Australian Paralympic Committee, Sport The Library, Jeff Crow)

MELISSA PERRINE

Standing alpine skiing (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, super combined): Has claimed medals in all four of her previous World Cup competitions, including a slalom gold in December. Top five rankings in three events.

Supplied image of Australian B2 Paralympic skier Melissa Perrine during a downhill training session ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (AAP Image/Australian Paralympic Committee, Sport The Library, Jeff Crow)

JOANY BADENHORST

Snowboarding (cross, banked slalom): Has 22 World Cup and three world championship medals since Sochi 2014, when she failed to compete after being seriously injured in a training crash. Topped her classification (LL2) in World Cup points across the two disciplines this season.

SIMON PATMORE

Snowboarding (cross, banked slalom): An athletics Paralympic bronze medallist in 200m T46, the 30-year-old began competing on the snow in 2014. Has risen to fifth in the world in slalom and sixth in cross, in which he claimed a World Cup gold this season.