After Oksana Masters won the first US gold medal of the 2022 Beijing Paralympics on Saturday by taking first in the women’s biathlon sitting sprint, the Ukraine-born star dedicated her victory to the people of her homeland.
Masters, who finished the 6km course in 20min 51.2sec with a 100% accuracy in two prone shootings, shared the podium with Kendall Gretsch, another American season-straddling, multi-sport threat who earned the bronze four years after taking gold in Pyeongchang. China’s Yilin Shan won silver for the host country.
