Tolland Native Patrick Halgren Takes Silver In Super G At Paralympic Games

CORTINA, Italy — Tolland native and USA Ski and Snowboard Team member Patrick Halgren made up some serious time over the second half of the course Monday to capture the standing Super G skiing silver medal at the 2026 Paralympic Games.

The 33-year-old Tolland High School graduate kept a tight line at the start of his run and was seven-tenths of a second off the pace at the halfway mark.

Halgren then poured it on over the final stretch and finished with a time of 1:12.12, which earned him the silver.

It was an emotional finish for Halgren, who dedicated the performance to his late twin brother — Lucas "Sven" Halgren — who was killed in a motorcycle crash a decade ago.

It was Sven who encouraged Patrick to take up para skiing after Patrick had an accident in 2013 which resulted in a left leg amputation.