ZHANGJIAKOU (CHINA) – Canada’s Brian McKeever raced into the history books and grabbed his 16th Paralympic gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Games Saturday.
McKeever won the middle distance race, and in doing so equalled the gold-medal haul of German former para alpine skier Gerd Schonfelder — the most decorated men’s Paralympian.
Norwegian cross-country skier Ragnhild Myklebust holds the record as the most successful Winter Paralympian overall — 22 golds and 27 total medals over five games from 1988 to 2002.
McKeever had already bagged two titles in the visually impaired sprint and long distance events this week at Zhangjiakou.
The 42-year-old made his Paralympic debut at Salt Lake City in 2002 and Beijing…
