Four gold medals were distributed on the second day of the para cross-country skiing events at the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. Results from the visually impaired and standing long-distance races.   

PARA CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – LONG-DISTANCE VISUALLY IMPAIRED 

In the 20km men’s long-distance visually impaired race, Brian McKeever (Russell Kennedy – guide), from Canada, won the gold medal. From the USA, Jake Adicoff (Sam Wood – guide) secured the silver medal, and Zebastian Modin (Emil Haag – guide), from Sweden, completed the podium with the bronze medal. 

In the women’s 15km long-distance visually impaired race, Ukraine’s Oksana Shyshkova (Andriy Marchenko – guide) secured the gold medal. From Germany, Linn Kazmaier (Florian Baumann – guide) finished in second place and got the silver medal. Leonie Maria Walter (Pirmin Strecker – guide), also from Germany, completed the podium in the third position and got the bronze medal.

Top 3 – Para Cross-Country Skiing – 20km Men’s Visually Impaired

1. Brian McKeever (Russell Kennedy – guide) (CAN), 55:36.7
2. Jake Adicoff (Sam Wood – guide) (USA), 58:54.4
3. Zebastian Modin (Emil Haag – guide) (SWE), 1:00:05.4

Top 3 – Para Cross-Country Skiing – 15km Women’s Visually Impaired

1. Oksana Shyshkova (Andriy Marchenko – guide) (UKR), 51:09.1
2. Linn Kazmaier (Florian Baumann – guide) (GER), 52:05.6
3. Leonie Maria Walter (Pirmin Strecker – guide) (GER), 54:08.8

PARA CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – LONG-DISTANCE STANDING 

In the 20km men’s long-distance standing race, Taiki Kawayoke, from Japan, won the gold medal. Jiayun Cai, from China, secured the silver medal, and his compatriot Mingyang Qiu completed the podium with the bronze medal. 

Canada’s Natalie Wilkie secured the gold medal in the women’s 15km long-distance standing race. Sydney Peterson, from the USA, finished in second place and got the silver medal. Brittany Hudak, from Canada, completed the podium in third place and secured the bronze medal. 

Top 3 – Para Cross-Country Skiing – 20km Men’s Standing

1. Taiki Kawayoke (JPN), 52:52.8
2. Jiayun Cai (CHN), 54:27.7
3. Mingyang Qiu (CHN), 54:29.7

Top 3 – Para Cross-Country Skiing – 15km Women’s Standing

1. Natalie Wilkie (CAN), 48:04.8
2. Sydney Peterson (USA), 49:00.2
3. Brittany Hudak (CAN), 49:27.8

Complete Results

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics schedule with dates, start time, and events, can be found below:

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Schedule