Fitzpatrick Focused On Future After Challenging Games

British Para-skier Menna Fitzpatrick says she is already looking to nan early aft missing retired connected a badge astatine nan Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.

The 27-year-old, who is Britain's astir successful Winter Paralympian, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) wounded precocious past twelvemonth and postponed room to compete astatine her 3rd Games.

But aft finishing 5th successful her last arena successful Italy, nan women's visually impaired slalom, she told BBC Sport she wants to make it to different Games.

"Every extremity of a rhythm marks a caller situation and my scheme is to hopefully make it to France successful 2030," she said.

"I first learned really to skis successful France truthful it's almost for illustration going home. That will beryllium a really cool 1 for maine to purpose for."

Fitzpatrick and guideline Katie Guest saved their champion decorativeness for past aft 2 sixth places successful nan super-G and elephantine slalom and ninth successful nan Alpine combined.

Austrian Veronika Aigner maintained her power pinch her 4th golden of nan Games, finishing 4 seconds clear of compatriot Elina Stary.

Despite not coming distant pinch different badge for her collection, Fitzpatrick was keen to attraction connected nan positives.

"I deliberation it's been a really successful Games for us, considering wherever I was before, truthful I'm really happy, particularly pinch nan capacity today," she added.

"We really went retired location and pushed it, and are really happy pinch nan result.

"As an jock you ever dream for your absolute champion skiing successful a race. It often doesn't hap for illustration that and arsenic athletes we're really difficult connected ourselves erstwhile things are tough.

"It's been a challenging 2 weeks, but conscionable knowing that I've sewage these performances wrong me, moreover if nan mentation didn't spell rather to plan, gives maine confidence."