Paralympics





Lanzinger wins first world title just five years after losing leg in ski accident

By James Crook

130110095517533  NER6625LANZINGERMatthias.mainpicture 612February 25 - Austria's Matthias Lanzinger made a remarkable comeback after withdrawing from yesterday's slalom due to illness to take gold in the men's standing class event in the super-combined on day four of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, just five years after losing his leg in a ski accident.