it takes great britain s medal total to six, with two days remaining. andy swiss reports. success has rarely tasted sweeter. ollie hill savouring the moment after sealing his place in paralympic history. the 32 year old used to race motorbikes but after having his right leg amputated following a car accident, he switched to snowboarding, and on his first run in the slalom his speed was plain to see. commentator: 0.47, second place! although he eventually slipped back to third, by the time he began his final run he could already start celebrating. commentator: ollie hill, all smiles. he knows he s got a medal. the only question was could he improve on bronze? well, despite his best efforts, not quite, but nothing could stop him racing into the record books written s first ever snowboarder to win a paralympic medal. britain to s first ever snowboarder.
get on on our website. now it s been an incredible journey for british snowboarder ollie hill. 4 years ago eh lost his leg in a car crash, and now he s become paralympics gb s first ever snowboarding meadllist taking bronze in the banked slalom in beijing today. our correspondent andy swiss reports. success has rarely tasted sweeter. ollie hill savouring the moment after sealing his place in paralympic history. the 32 year old used to raise motorbikes but after having his right leg amputated following a car accident he switched to snowboarding and on his first run speed was plain to see. although he eventually slid back to third, by the time he began his final run he could already start celebrating. he: knows he has got a medal? could already start celebrating. he knows he has got a medal? the i could already start celebrating. he l knows he has got a medal? the only tuestion knows he has got a medal? the only question was knows he has got a medal? the only question was could kno
andy swiss reports. success has rarely tasted sweeter. ollie hill savouring the moment after sealing his place in paralympic history. the 32 year old used to race motorbikes but after having his right leg amputated following a car accident, he switched to snowboarding, and on his first run in the slalom his speed was plain to see. commentator: 0.47, second place! although he eventually slipped back to third, by the time he began his final run he could already start celebrating. commentator: ollie hill, all smiles. he knows he s got a medal. the only question was could he improve on bronze? well, despite his best efforts, not quite, but nothing could stop him racing into the record books written s first ever snowboarder to win a paralympic medal. britain to s first ever snowboarder.