US win first medals of Winter Paralympics as Oksana Masters leads American one-two

Masters wins 10th Paralympic gold in biathlon sprint Gretsch silver completes US one-two in sitting race Victory marks Masters’ 20th Paralympic medal Oksana Masters led a United States one-two finish in the women’s 7.5km sitting sprint on Saturday, winning gold to deliver the United States’ first medals of the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics. Masters crossed the line in 21:21.3 at Val di Fiemme, coming in 16 seconds ahead of teammate Kendall Gretsch, who took silver. Both Americans shot a p

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