Flag bearer Anna-Lena Forster won the first German gold with a furious race to catch up at the Paralympics in Beijing.

After a botched Super-G in the Super Combined Slalom, the monoskier went from fourth to first place and celebrated her third triumph at the Paralympics.

In the slalom, Forster caught up more than six seconds on the Japanese Momoka Muraoka, who was placed ahead of her in the downhill and super-G, and won with a lead of 0.77 seconds.

The Chinese Liu Sitong and the Dutch Barbara van Bergen were also able to overtake the 26-year-old thanks to their extremely strong run.

Forster had already triumphed in the super combination in Pyeongchang in 2018, and she also won gold in the slalom at the time.

Overall, it is her eighth medal at the Paralympics, her third in Beijing after two silver medals.

After the Super-G, which he said was "sleepy", Forster was more than six seconds behind the leading Japanese, and the podium was more than three seconds away.

With the giant slalom on Friday and the slalom on Sunday, she now has two more chances for her next Paralympic victory.

Rieder just missed the medal

In the standing class, Anna-Maria Rieder just missed a medal.

The 22-year-old went from sixth to fourth place in the slalom, ultimately missing her first Paralympic medal by just 1.68 seconds.

Andrea Rothfuss was eliminated in the same class as Noemi Ristau with guide Paula Brenzel in the Super-G at the penultimate goal.

“I didn't have enough direction at the gate before.

It was my fault," said Rothfuss self-critically.

Until then, however, it had been a "much better ride" than in the special Super-G on Sunday: "That's why I can see the day with mixed feelings," explained the 13-time medal winner at the Paralympics.

The only 15-year-old Linn Kazmaier also won her second silver medal at the Paralympics in Beijing.

The youngest German participant from Römerstein finished second in cross-country skiing for the visually impaired over 15 kilometers in 52:05.6 minutes, just like two days earlier with guide Florian Baumann in the biathlon.

"I can't believe it again," said Kazmaier.

Leonie Walter (54:08.8) also repeated her biathlon placement and won bronze.

"It feels good to have the second medal," said the 18-year-old.

As in biathlon, the Paralympic champion was Oksana Schischkowa from Ukraine (51:09.1).