• Momoka Muraoka competes in the women's giant slalom at the Pyeongchang Paralympics on Wednesday. She won the gold medal. | KYODO
    Momoka Muraoka competes in the women's giant slalom at the Pyeongchang Paralympics on Wednesday. She won the gold medal. | KYODO

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PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA – After winning two bronze and a silver, Alpine sit skier Momoka Muraoka’s determination pushed her to win the best-colored medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics

At 21, she became the youngest Japanese athlete to win gold at the Winter Paralympics when she topped the 10-woman field in the giant slalom at Jeongseon Alpine Centre.

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