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Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Guided Speed

A visually impaired skier races down a hill right behind his guide.

By Alan Taylor
Two downhill skiers race down a course, the one in front, acting as a guide, wears a bib with a large letter 'G.'
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Team France’s Hyacinthe Deleplace, a visually impaired athlete, competes with the guide Perrine Clair during the super-G leg of the para-Alpine skiing men’s Alpine combined vision impaired event on Day 4 of the Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, in Italy, on March 10, 2026. In vision-impaired para-Alpine categories, skiers with complete or partial vision loss navigate runs with help provided by a sighted guide, communicating via radio.

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.
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