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Scott Meenagh was once again Scotland’s sole competitor in action om day eight of the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in PyeongChang.
Nordic Skiing
Scott Meenagh concluded his Paralympic Games with the men’s 7.5km cross-country where he recorded a time of 25:17.5 to finish in 14th place with South Korea’s Eui Hyn Sin taking taking gold, USA’s Daniel Cnossen silver and Ukraine’s Maksym Yarovyi bronze.
Scott has skied almost 60km this week as he became the first man for 20 years to represent Great Britain in Para Nordic skiing at a Paralympic Games.
Speaking about his Games experience, Scott said;
“The body is pretty bashed up but if I wasn’t feeling it now then I wouldn’t have given it 100 per cent,” said Meenagh. “I’m strapped up to the max but you need to be willing to put yourself in a dark place sometimes.
“It’s going to take me a while to come down from cloud nine. If you gave me a couple days of rest then I’d be wanting to do this all over again.
“I just love the drive in this environment, it’s just incredible and the spirit of it all made me quite emotional this morning just thinking about the bigger picture and how significant the Paralympics are.
“That really knocked into me this morning and I was really proud I could take to this stage and show some of my spirit and share some of my journey.
“I will continue to do this, I love doing this racing and it’s a pretty satisfying way to compete.”
And now that the curtain has fallen on time competing in South Korea, he has firmly fixed his focus on Beijing 2022 and a Paralympic medal.
“I’m going to endeavour over the next few years to make sure I am as close to the best guys as possible in every single race,” he added.
“Today was an honest account of how hard I can work, how fast I can ski and how much I can suffer so I’m really happy with that result.
“I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t dare to dream and I am seeing what it takes to be at the top of this sport and I am inspired for life now and I am not going anywhere until I have given an absolute account of myself and I am on that podium.”
Tomorrow will see the conclusion of what has been a fabulous 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. However, before the curtain comes down in PyeongChang Glasgow’s Brett Wild will be back in action to guide Millie Knight in the Women’s VI Slalom event.
For an overview of Channel 4’s comprehensive coverage of the Games go to;
http://paralympics.channel4.com/news/2018-winter-paralympics-day-day-coverage-guide/