Elgin’s Gregor Ewan insisted all his efforts to represent Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics were justified after he claimed bronze in Sochi 2014.
The 42-year-old played every minute for Britain in Sochi as they ended their Winter Paralympics on a high by beating China 7-3 to take the final spot on the podium.
That result at one stage looked unlikely as China took a 3-0 lead after just two ends but some excellent shot-making from skip Aileen Neilson helped her rink take seven straight points to win.
Ewan, who just missed out on competing at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics four years ago, admits a lifetime ambition has been fulfilled.
“I’ve given everything for this for the last four years,” said Ewan. “I was so close in Vancouver but just missed out and that made me more determined to make it and it has paid off. My Paralympic experience has been brilliant. I put in four years of hard work. Our coaching is in Stirling and I am from Elgin, so it is about a 400-mile drive.”
Ewan and team-mates, Neilson, Jim Gault, Bob McPherson and Angie Malone claimed Britain’s last medal of the games
Jade Etherington’s bid for a medal in all five alpine ski disciplines was prevented after she fell ill, while fellow visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher crashed out in the giant slalom finale.
Britain ended with six medals and had their best Winter Paralympic medal haul since Innsbruck 1984 when 10 were won.
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