Winter Paralympics: Corey Peters 10th in giant slalom

Corey Peters secured a bronze in the downhill at these Games. Photo: Getty Images

Corey Peters has finished 10th in the giant slalom at the Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang.

The 2014 silver medallist was 6.78s adrift of Norwegian champion Jesper Pedersen.

Peters completed his first run in 1m 11.07s, 4.77s behind American Tyler Walker who eventually collected silver.

He was 12th overall in slushy conditions, with a sunny day pushing temperatures to 20 degrees.

Peters' second run was delayed more than two hours. He came down in 1m 09.16s to complete a combined time of 2m 20.23s.

The 34-year-old sit-skier claimed the country's first medal at these Games with bronze in the downhill event. He finished 11th in the Super G.

He was New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony, having recently recovered from a dislocated right shoulder.

Peters had been pursuing split second improvements at these Games after missing out on gold by 0.47s in the giant slalom four years ago at Sochi.

Auckland University's wind tunnel was employed to help him search for better aerodynamics with the help of High Performance Sport New Zealand's Goldmine programme and Christchurch-based designers Dynamic Composites.

The result was a one per cent difference to the drag on his sit-ski that he hoped will take him one step further at these Games.