Cristian Ribera Wins Brazil’s First Winter Paralympic Medal With Silver in Milan-Cortina

Overview

• Ribera secured silver in the men’s sitting cross-country sprint on March 10 in Italy, delivering Brazil’s first medal at a Winter Paralympic Games.
• China’s Liu Zixu won gold and Kazakhstan’s Yerbol Khamitov took bronze, with Ribera clocking 2:29.6 to finish 0.7 seconds behind after leading for much of the race.
• The result marked the first Winter Paralympic podium for a South American athlete across all 15 editions of the event.
• Aline Rocha finished fifth in the women’s sprint sitting race, the best result by a Brazilian woman at the Winter Games.
• Brazil’s record eight-athlete delegation continues competing in Milan-Cortina through March 15, with Ribera and Rocha slated for cross-country team events on Wednesday.