Paralympic wake-up call: McKeever's 14th career gold headlines Canada's 6-medal night
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From a decorated Paralympian claiming his 14th title to maiden medals in Para snowboard, Team Canada made history on the third day of competition in Beijing.
Canadian athletes collected six medals between Sunday night and early Monday, doubling the country's podium count once again — this time from six to 12.
At 42 years old and taking part in his sixth and final Paralympic Games, Brian McKeever still looks unstoppable.
Joined by guide Russell Kennedy, the Canmore, Alta., native captured his 18th career Paralympic medal, including 14 gold honours, by winning the men's visually impaired 20-kilometre cross-country race on Monday.
WATCH l McKeever adds a 14th Paralympic gold medal to illustrious career:
And he did it in style: the Canadian's time of 51 minutes 39.4 seconds was three minutes and 17.7 seconds faster than silver medallist Jake Adicoff of the U.S.
McKeever still has two other podiums to aim for in these Games: the men's visually impaired sprint event, where the final is set for Wednesday at 1:40 a.m. ET and the men's visually impaired middle distance race on Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
Read more about McKeever's 14th Paralympic gold and his inspirational career heading into his final Paralympics.
Here's more of what you missed on Sunday in Beijing:
It may haven taken three Paralympic Games, as Para snowboard was introduced back in Sochi 2014, but Canada finally has medallists in the sport.
Paralympic rookies Tyler Turner and Lisa DeJong, who claimed gold and bronze, respectively, on Day 3 have officially put Canada on the map.
Turner, a Campbell River, B.C., native, was nothing short of dominant in the men's Para snowboard cross SB-LL1 races, capturing Canada's first-ever Para snowboard title.
Shortly before that, Lisa DeJong, of Biggar, Sask., struck bronze in the women's Para snowboard cross SB-LL2 race.
Read more about Canada's first-ever Para snowboard medals.
