The disabled skier, Adam Hall, won the slalom skiing in the Paralympics in Vancouver today. He fell on his second run but had such a fast time on his first run that he still won the gold medal.

Adam Hall has spina bifida which makes it difficult for him to walk but he is not in a wheelchair. However, he has skied since he was six years old and has been a member of the New Zealand disabled ski team since 2005. He is now 22 years old.

He comes from a dairy farm near Dunedin and learnt to ski in Wanaka.