Rainy conditions made for fast, sketchy conditions in today's 1 kilometer sprint, the final event of the 2010 Paralympic Games. The men's race was heartbreaking: the top eight finishers were scheduled to move on to the semi final, and US Men took 9th, 10th, and 11th in  the race...which was definitely a bit frustrating for the team. Monica picked up her teammates however, by finishing with the 8th fastest time in the women's race and moving on to the semifinal.

In her semifinal, Bascio ended up 4th after a very impressive race from the two Ukraininans, Ludmilla Pavlenko and Olena Iurokovska. Iurokovska would end up with the silver and Pavlenko 4th in the final later in the day, after a very surprising Gold Medal performance by Itally's Francesca Porcellato.

"I'm glad it's over and I'm exhausted...the 1k isn't really my event, but ironically, it was my best result at these games." said the American on her way to pack and prepare for tonight's closing ceremonies. Final results from the 1k sprint are HERE.