West Vancouver teen Jepsen skis to Paralympic gold in super combined debut
JEONGSEON, Korea, Republic Of — Mollie Jepsen made the most of her super combined debut at the Pyeongchang Paralympics.
The 18-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., skied to gold in the standing category Tuesday in her first attempt at the two-race event.
“I was trying to keep a really positive attitude going into this race,” Jepsen said. “I haven’t raced a super combined ever. Not World Cup, not Europa Cup, not anything. So my expectations were quite low, which I think took some stress off, that kind of helped me almost.”
Jepsen added to the bronze she captured on the opening day of the Games. Alana Ramsay of Calgary won bronze on Tuesday, to add to the bronze she’d claimed earlier in the Games. Their medals boosted Canada’s total to 10 with five days of competition left.