"Elliott posted the two fastest times of the competition, finishing the course in 58.96sec on his first run and improving slightly to 58.94sec on his second. In banked slalom, riders take two runs down the course and their fastest time determines the final standings. Japan's Daichi Oguri finished second with a best time of 59.02sec, the only other run under one minute."
"The 44-year-old competed at three Paralympic Games and leaves with four medals overall: one gold, two silver and one bronze. Schultz is also known within the sport for designing adaptive prosthetic equipment used by many para snowboarders."
"Delson, a 20-year-old from California, secured the women's SB-LL2 gold medal with a time of 1min 2.99sec on her second run. She had already won silver earlier in the Games in snowboard cross. Lisa Bunschoten-Vos of the Netherlands took silver, finishing 0.54sec behind Delson."
Noah Elliott of the United States dominated the men's SB-LL1 banked slalom, posting the two fastest times with runs of 58.96 seconds and 58.94 seconds. Japan's Daichi Oguri finished second with 59.02 seconds, while American Mike Schultz claimed bronze in his final Paralympic race at age 44, concluding a career spanning three Games with four total medals. Kate Delson, a 20-year-old Californian, won the women's SB-LL2 gold with a time of 1 minute 2.99 seconds on her second run, adding to her earlier silver medal in snowboard cross. The Netherlands' Lisa Bunschoten-Vos took silver, and American Brenna Huckaby earned bronze despite competing in a classification above her own.
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