Rower Sky Dahl wins silver medal at Paris Paralympics [Video]

University of Virginia senior rower Sky Dahl won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on Sunday.

Dahl was part of the United States’ PR3 mixed four with coxswain that finished with a time of 6:58.59. Great Britain took home the gold medal with a time of 6:55.30, while France claimed bronze with a finish of 7:03.11.

Coxswain Emelie Eldracher, Ben Washburne, Alex Flynn and Gemma Wollenschlaeger joined Dahl in the Team USA boat, which has claimed silver in the event in each of the past three Paralympic Games.

“We saw the British boat set the world record two days ago, so you know that if you want to get a medal here, you’ve got to be the best of the best and the best potentially ever,” Dahl said in a release. “I think that was something that drove us this summer. It’s a really cool feeling to …