Kane close in Italy

NSWIS skier Toby Kane narrowly missed out on a medal at the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Italy.

Kane, competing in the men’s standing downhill finished fourth behind highly fancied opponents from winter sports powerhouses Germany, France and Switzerland. 

Kane clocked a time of 1:24.13 in the event to finish three seconds behind gold medal winner Gerd Schoenfelder, and just over a second from bronze medallist Thomas Pfyl.

Fellow NSWIS athletes competing in Italy are Shannon Dallas, Marty Mayberry and Bart Bunting, all of whom competed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games.

The championships take place from 14-23 January.