Peters scores second medal of Paralympics in less than 24 hours

Corey Peters has won his second medal of the Beijing Paralympics in less than 24 hours – a silver in the Super-G event.

Gold medalist Corey Peters of New Zealand poses during the awarding ceremony for the para alpine skiing Men’s Downhill Sitting of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Yanqing Medals Plaza of the Winter Paralympics in Yanqing District, Beijing, March 5, 2022.
Photo: AFP/Xinhua

This follows him scoring a gold medal yesterday in the sitting downhill event, the first for New Zealand in this Paralympics.

After his gold yesterday, Corey Peters put in another outstanding effort to earn himself, and @ParalympicsNZ, a #WinterParalympics Silver medal

Many congratulations!#Beijing2022 #ParaAlpine @ParaSnowSports pic.twitter.com/SrRtIIfab2

— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) March 6, 2022

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson was among those praising him, saying on Twitter that “he is a legend, in his third games and absolutely slaying it!”

What a weekend for Corey Peters! Amazing peformances to win two medals. He is a legend, in his third games and absolutely slaying it! @ParalympicsNZ pic.twitter.com/QNlV2mr54X

— Grant Robertson (@grantrobertson1) March 6, 2022

Peters, a previous silver and bronze medalist, caught a mild case of Covid-19 while training in Colorado over the new year.

“It’s been a bit weird and I suspect everyone is sick of hearing about Covid but it’s been the talk of our buildup the past couple of years,” he said recently.

“It hasn’t been the best build-up I’ve ever had but I’ve got the experience behind me so just got to try and bank on that I guess.”