Fearless Simpson brothers are changing the game in visually impaired skiing | Ade Adepitan
Neil Simpson is visually impaired and he and his brother have set the pace while Ukrainian athletes have led the way with their courageWhen Neil Simpson set off on his gold medal-winning run in the men’s super-G, I remember looking at the start and thinking “… interesting”. Normally, when you watch visually impaired skiers there’s a connection: the guide goes off and the skier follows straight behind. But that’s not how Neil and his brother Andrew do it. When the bell goes Andrew just flies out. His approach is: I’m going to ski down this hill as fast as I can and you’ve got to catch me.At the age of 19 and 21 it’s the exuberance and naivety of youth,...