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Skiing duo Menna Fitzpatrick and Scott Meenagh will be Great Britain’s flagbearers at the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics on Friday.<\/b><\/p>\n
Both will not be at the ceremony at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheatre in the historic centre of the city, as they are competing the following day.<\/p>\n
But they will take part via a video sequence, along with fellow ParalympicsGB teammates, to be shown as part of the parade.<\/p>\n
Welsh Para-Alpine skier Fitzpatrick, who is visually-impaired, is Britain’s most decorated Winter Paralympian<\/a> with six medals.<\/p>\n The 27-year-old will take part in the Paralympics almost three months after sustaining a significant knee injury and just over a year after breaking her leg.<\/p>\n “I’m super excited, I still can’t believe I’ve made it to Cortina and so this is an extra cherry on top,” she said. <\/p>\n Scottish Para-Nordic skier Meenagh is set to compete in his third Paralympics after appearances at the 2018 and 2022 Games.<\/p>\n The 36-year-old lost both legs in 2011 while serving with the Parachute Regiment in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n