Yanqing (AP) – Ski racer Andrea Rothfuss also returns from her fifth Paralympics with a medal.
The 32-year-old surprisingly won bronze in the giant slalom in the standing class and cried with joy at the finish line. “Chapeau! The signs were not on a medal, but she has surpassed herself,” said the seven-time Paralympic champion Anna Schaffelhuber as an ARD expert.
However, Rothfuss, who drives for SV Mitteltal-Obertal, also benefited from the fall of Ebba Aarsjoe, who was second after the first round, when the Chinese Mengqiu Zhang won. Anna-Maria Rieder from Murnau took an impressive fifth place.
For Rothfuss it was her 14th Paralympic medal. One gold, nine silver and four bronze are now on the balance sheet, she won at least one in every game. On Sunday, the Swabian will start in the slalom, where she won her only Paralympic victory in 2014.