Adam Hall has rounded off his fifth Winter Paralympic campaign with a bronze medal in standing slalom, showing his experience and class in the sport's most technical discipline.
Hall came into the event as defending champion and having already won gold twice before (in 2010 and 2018).
The 34-year-old found himself in second place after his first run, with a lot of work to do to overhaul Frenchman Arthur Bauchet, who held a 2.32 second lead.
Dropping into his second run as the penultimate skier, Hall was smooth across a course where others had struggled, keeping his line tight around the gates.
But he just wasn't quite able to find enough speed on the final pitch, resulting in him dropping back to the bronze medal position behind Bauchet and China's Jingyi Liang.
The 34-year-old won his fifth Paralympic medal on Sunday and his second at the Beijing Games. (Source: 1News)
It is Hall's fifth Paralympic medal in his career and his second at Beijing 2022 after winning bronze in the super combined earlier in the week.
The 34-year-old described the moment to 1News as "unbelievable".
"Slalom and all the events are so competitive, you can have any of the top-10 guys standing in this position. So to be standing here again on the podium is absolutely amazing and what a way to finish a campaign," Hall said.
"They were challenging conditions, but that's what we train for day in and day out, it's for scenarios like this and that's what makes it an exciting competition.
"I'm honoured to be a part of this sport and honoured to be competing in slalom today, it was awesome."
Hall's medal take the New Zealand tally to four at the Beijing Winter Paralympics, a remarkable achievement given the team is made up of just three athletes.
Aaron Ewen also put in a solid showing in the sitting slalom, finishing in ninth place. Ewen was one of just 16 athletes in the field to finish, as over 20 others did not finish or were disqualified.
"I'm stoked I finished my second run and glad I finished my last race," Ewen told 1News.
It is New Zealand's best performance at a Winter Paralympics in 20 years, when six medals were won at Salt Lake City in 2002.
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