Paralympian #188 Corey Peters MNZM secured a second top six finish at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games by placing sixth in a high-quality Men’s Super-G Sitting today.
Competing in soft snow conditions, Peters produced a solid run to record 1:15.42, but ultimately the Beijing 2022 silver medallist finished short of a podium repeat.
In an absorbing competition which showcased the jaw-dropping exhilaration of sit-skiing, Dutch Paralympian Jeroen Kampschreur bounced back from the disappointment of registering a DNF in the Men’s Downhill Sitting to produce a stunning display and take gold in 1:13.08. Defending champion Jesper Pedersen of Norway, who claimed gold in the Men’s Downhill Sitting two days earlier, settled for silver in 1:13.80, with Andrew Kurka of the USA clinching bronze a further 0.15 seconds adrift.
Peters, who was third out of the start gate, struggled to find his absolute best and from the first intermediate split trailed Rene de Silvestro. He continued to lose time to the Italian down the 1850m-long course and crossed the finish line in provisional silver, 1.34 seconds down on De Silvestro. The 42-year-old Kiwi was pushed down to provisional bronze following Kurka’s run and, once six-time Paralympic champion Pedersen had completed his run, any hope of a medal today had disappeared.
Peters, who finished fifth in the Men’s Downhill Sitting 48 hours earlier, said: “It was a good run with minimal mistakes, but I just didn’t attack it like the podium guys did and I got a little wide on some turns where I could have tightened the line a bit more. The conditions again were really soft and I could feel through some of the turns that the ski was wanting to break away in that sugary, slushy snow.”
Next, the experienced Kiwi, who is competing at his fourth Paralympic Winter Games, turns his attention to the Men’s Giant Slalom Sitting — his final event at Milano Cortina 2026 — which takes place on Friday 13 March.
“The downhill and Super-G are my favourite events but coming off a podium finish at my last World Cup in Veysonnaz, Switzerland before the Games, a medal is not off the cards. It’s just a matter of going out there, enjoying the moment and skiing as hard as I can.”
Peters, originally from New Plymouth but who now lives in Wānaka, claimed Men’s Giant Slalom silver on his Paralympic Winter Games debut in Sochi 2014. He added Men’s Downhill Sitting bronze at PyeongChang 2018 before winning Men’s Downhill Sitting gold and Men’s Super-G silver at Beijing 2022
While Peters concludes his competitive programme at Milano Cortina 2026 on Friday in the Men’s Giant Slalom Sitting, his countryman Paralympian #158 Adam Hall MNZM will make his first competitive outing of the Games on the same day, taking to the slopes of the Olimpia delle Tofane in the Men’s Giant Slalom Standing.
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