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Friday the 13th: Paralympics Snowboarder Suffers String of Errors and Bad Luck

Cécile Hernandez, a decorated Paralympic snowboarder with multiple medals, struggled with errors and bad luck, finishing fourth and missing the podium at Milan Cortina.

  • At the Milan Cortina Paralympics, Hernandez finished fourth in the banked slalom, missing the podium, as reported on Friday, March 13, 2026.
  • She described the day as a cascade of mishaps, saying she lost her mouthguard, spilled coffee, and raced on the wrong board while trying to change the universe’s frequency.
  • Visibly upset, Cécile Hernandez passed through the media area crying and gesturing in confusion while a French team member consoled her, and she said she saw her 18-year-old daughter crying and told reporters 'I am proud.'
  • A Paralympic veteran, Hernandez holds medals from Beijing, Pyeongchang and Sochi, and was France's flag bearer; she finished fourth after a tough day, she said.
  • It was described as 'one of those Friday the 13th kind of days,' with Hernandez saying she lost her mouthguard, spilled coffee, and raced on the wrong board at the Milan Cortina Paralympics.
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Friday the 13th: Paralympics snowboarder suffers string of errors and bad luck

It was one of those days for Para snowboarding veteran Cécile Hernandez — one of those Friday the 13th kind of days.

·United States
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Launched on a calvary day, the athlete from the Angles station failed in 4th place in the banked slalom events this Friday, unable to improve his time during the second pass.

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A course of hills and jumps has to be mastered in the Banked Slalom. Christian Schmiedt is at the start of the team Germany in class LL1. Commented by Hermann Valkyser (ZDF).

The men's and women's banked slalom events, originally scheduled for Saturday, are advanced this Friday morning due to the weather.

·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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L'ÉQUIPE broke the news in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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