Overview
- A prerecorded video shown to Scott Meenagh during a Channel 4 segment featured Prince Harry congratulating him, urging him to chase personal bests and to enjoy the competition.
- Harry recalled Meenagh finishing a race after his running blade broke in 2017, praising the episode as proof of the skier’s resilience.
- Meenagh finished 23rd in the men’s para biathlon sprint sitting final and is scheduled to race the men’s individual sitting final on Sunday at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium.
- Reflecting on his sprint, Meenagh described biathlon’s “chaos” and said he aims to reset and execute better in his next event.
- The 36-year-old former paratrooper lost both legs in Afghanistan in 2011, competed at the Invictus Games, joined the Armed Forces Para Snow Sports team in 2016, and says his young children are his primary motivation.