Sit skier Momoka Muraoka won the women's downhill Alpine skiing event on Saturday to claim Japan's first gold medal of the Beijing Paralympics.Muraoka finished in a time of 1 minute, 29.77 seconds to win her second career Paralympic gold medal and go one better than the silver she won in the sitting downhill event four years ago.The victory puts her on the Paralympic podium for the sixth time in her career and marks a perfect start to her bid for five medals in China.Muraoka, who said she felt extremely nervous before the race, expressed joy at being able to win a gold medal on the first da…READ FULL ARTICLE
