Paralympic skier Millie Knight had a birthday to remember on the world stage while fellow Kent athlete James Barnes-Miller got among the medals at the same championships too.

Canterbury's Knight, who turned 23 on Saturday, celebrated in style at Lillehammer, Norway, finishing third in the super-G race for visually-impaired skiers alongside guide Brett Wild.

At the World Para Snow Sports Championships, Tunbridge Wells-born snowboarder Barnes-Miller, from Broadstairs, won a bronze medal in the men's SB-UL banked slalom as well.

Barnes-Miller - who was born without a right hand - finished behind winner Maxime Montaggioni, of France, and second-placed Italian Jacopo Luchini.

On Twitter, the former East Kent College pupil said: "Buzzing (with) third at the World Champs."

Meanwhile Henrieta Farkasova, of Slovakia, won gold in the super-G event while Belgium's Linda Le Bon also got on the podium.

Knight was particularly pleased to earn bronze after a crash in training prior to the race.

She Tweeted: "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BRONZE. Best birthday present ever!

"Absolutely beyond buzzing with today's result, especially after the crash in the downhill training run two days ago.

"For the first time in my ski career, we received prize money."

The championships will continue until Sunday, with the Winter Paralympics around the corner.

They will start in Beijing, China, in March.

At the previous Paralympics four years ago, Knight had won two silvers and a bronze in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with Barnes-Miller also having been selected.