Jake Adicoff makes Winter Paralympics history while Britain’s Hester Poole vows 'redemption'

American cross-country skier Jake Adicoff has made history at the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, becoming the first out gay man to win an individual gold medal at the winter games Competing at his fourth Paralympics, the 30-year-old secured two golds in as many days, triumphing in the men's sprint classic and later dominating the 10km classic interval start Adicoff is now halfway to his personal target of four titles at the Games His historic wins are a significant moment for LGBTQ+ representation in elite sport, with Adicoff noting the lack of openly gay athletes at higher levels of competition

Elsewhere at the Games, 18-year-old British Para-alpine skier Hester Poole has vowed to pursue a "redemption arc" after crashing during her Paralympic debut Poole, who was born with a rare eye disease and has 5-10% vision, lost her balance during her first giant slalom run Despite the setback, she has already turned her focus to her next race, the slalom on Saturday. "Some people come here and have glory stories... some people have redemption arcs - so that's the angle I'm going for now," Poole said