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The Highland's own Melissa Perrine and Sam Tait, like other Australian athletes, found it difficult to find their groove during the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games over the past nine days.
Perrine, the nation's co-captain and co-flag bearer, came into the games with high hopes, but wasn't able to win a medal in her two events.
The Mittagong Lions physio finished sixth in the women's giant slalom vision impaired event with her guide Bobbi Kelly and was pleased with her two consistent runs.
"I feel proud," Perrine said.
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"We've had a tough season and we started off this season in some really bad shape.
"To fight to where we are now in a discipline that we've not done a lot this year, I couldn't be happier.
"We did exactly what we wanted to do - two solid runs together."
Her confidence was sky high going into the final event of Paralympics career, the women's slalom vision impaired event, but it ended in heartbreak.
She veered off course during her second run, making her ineligible for a medal.
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"I pushed out of that start gate up there with every intention of giving it everything I had and I did," she said.
"That right there, that's ski racing.
"A couple of inches can be the difference between the best run of your life and straddling a gate, especially in Slalom."
Putting the disappointment aside though, Perrine looked back at her four games with pride.
"It's been an epic 12 years and I spent those years at the top of my sport," she said.
"Not many athletes can say that.
"I've been in the top five in my sport for the past 12 years."
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Tough campaign for Tait
Tait didn't have the best start to his games, falling over in the downhill and super-G sitting events.
However, there was an improvement in his third and final event of the games.
He finished the giant slalom course in 22nd spot after his two runs and was glad he managed to get a time on the board.
"I wanted to come in today just feeling good and finish the runs," he said.
"The first run I probably held back a little bit too much, so this time, I just wanted to get some confidence back."
Tait, now a two-time Paralympian, vowed to push on to the next games.
"I'm pretty grateful for the life I live, I get to travel around the world and ski," he said.
"It's pretty amazing," he said.
The next games will be in Milano and Cortina in Italy.
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