{"id":9156,"date":"2023-12-17T10:56:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T15:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/menna-fitzpatrick-briton-wins-para-alpine-world-cup-downhill-gold-in-st-moritz\/17\/12\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T10:56:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T15:56:38","slug":"menna-fitzpatrick-briton-wins-para-alpine-world-cup-downhill-gold-in-st-moritz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/menna-fitzpatrick-briton-wins-para-alpine-world-cup-downhill-gold-in-st-moritz\/17\/12\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Menna Fitzpatrick: Briton wins Para-alpine World Cup downhill gold in St Moritz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Menna Fitzpatrick is Britain’s most-decorated Winter Paralympian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Great Britain’s Menna Fitzpatrick, guided by Katie Guest, won downhill gold on day two of the Para-alpine World Cup in St Moritz, Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The pair also secured silver at the same venue in Saturday’s season opener.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

South Korea’s Sara Choi and Sanghyun Jung were second on Sunday, with Slovakia’s Alexandra Rexova and Hugo Rybar – who claimed gold in the first race – finishing in third.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick and Guest’s winning time was one minute 17.69 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Macclesfield-born skier Fitzpatrick is Britain’s most-decorated Winter Paralympian with six medals.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 25-year-old said on Saturday the races were all about “building confidence in speed”, and also praised guide Guest for her performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

GB Para-alpine head coach Ally Brown said there was “much more to come” from the GB pair.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Menna Fitzpatrick is Britain’s most-decorated Winter Paralympian Great Britain’s Menna Fitzpatrick, guided by Katie Guest, won downhill gold on day two of