Russian skier wins fifth gold at Paralympics

She and her teammates are allowed to compete under their national flag after years of bans and restrictions

Russian skier Varvara Voronchikhina won her second gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Paralympics on Saturday, taking the women’s standing slalom. She had earlier won the super-G and claimed silver and bronze in the giant slalom and downhill.

This year’s event marks the first Paralympics where Russian athletes have been allowed...