Barnes-Miller seals first Banked slalom World Cup podium since 2022

Para Snowboard star outstanding in high-calibre Kuehtai World Cup

James Barnes-Miller sealed his first Para Snowboard Banked Slalom World Cup podium since December 2022 with a superlative performance at the Kuehtai World Cup. The 36-year-old last finished in the medal spots in Banked Slalom in Big White at the tail end of 2022, and the result marks only his fourth trip to the podium in BSL World Cup racing.

Displaying outstanding speed and board control, Barnes-Miller’s time of 56.44s was enough to take silver by five hundredths of a second from France’s Maxime Montaggioni, with Swiss racer Aron Fahrni taking victory in 54.62s.

With today’s result Barnes-Miller, who is set to compete in his third Paralympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina in March, continued a proud record of Para Snowboard podium winning performances, which has seen him land World Cup medals in all but two seasons dating back to 2017.

In the same resort’s Europa Cup contests, Davy Zyw took his second and third career EC podiums, with a bronze medal winning performance in Friday’s BSL followed by a career-best silver in the second of the weekend’s races, finishing strongly in a deep Europa Cup field.

Simpson seals fourth speed medal in Saalbach

Neil Simpson’s Saalbach World Cup exploits saw him claim a remarkable fourth medal in four races with bronze in the second of back-to-back Super-G races. Guided on his fourth day of racing by brother and long-term guide Andrew, Simpson confirmed his standing as one of the finest Para Alpine VI skiers of his generation with a fifteenth career World Cup podium at just 23 years of age.