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Great Britain win first ever Winter Paralympic gold medal

Great Britain win their first ever Winter Paralympic gold as Kelly Gallagher and her guide Charlotte Evans come out on top in the Super-G event.

Great Britain have secured their first ever Winter Paralympic gold medal courtesy of Kelly Gallagher in the visually-impaired Super-G event in Sochi.

Kelly Gallagher of Great Britain clebrates winning gold in the Women's Super-G - Visually Impaired during day three of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 10, 2014© Getty Images

The 28-year-old and her guide Charlotte Evans set a time of one minute 28.72 seconds when they were the first skiers to take to the course.

The triumph comes after the pair finished sixth in the downhill event on Saturday, while the weekend's silver medallist Jade Etherington clinched bronze with a time of one minute 29.76 seconds.

Russia's Aleksandra Frantceva grabbed the silver medal with a time of one minute 28.94 seconds.

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