Neil Simpson of Great Britain won a gold medal in the men's visually-impaired super-G skiing event in Beijing.
The 19-year-old Scot, guided by brother Andrew, 21, became the first male to win a Winter Games gold medal for the Great Britain.
The siblings finished 0.40 seconds ahead of Italy's Giacomo and his guide.
The delighted teenager said that they went in with a clear game plan and it worked out well.
We put it all down on the line and really went for it, and I was very happy with the performance.
I could tell it was quick, but I didn't know how special it was. It is not really sunk in yet.
There was a bit of an anxious wait when we came down. I was just thinking that it was a good run and not thinking about it being a winning performance.
Andrew was yelling and screaming. I said, "Maybe a podium." It is just that wait. It is a high that is almost indescribable.
Fitzpatrick and her guide Gary Smith took silver in the women's race, the second medal of the day for Britain.
The Simpson brothers, from Banchory, finished seventh in the opening downhill on Saturday.
The pressure was on the brothers after Johannes Aigner, the downhill champion from Austria, set good times to sit at the top.
They were the fastest at the second intermediate. They finished strongly to take the lead and the rest of the skiers were unable to challenge them.
The brothers made their international debut together in the ski season.
Neil, who was born with a condition that causes eye movements, said that growing up together made this moment really special.
It definitely helps having Andrew with me. You can get feedback across a lot easier if you are clear and concise in what you want.
You don't have to beat around the bush, so that definitely helps. We know what each other is thinking because we grew up together.
Fitzpatrick said she was proud as she won the fifth medal of her career, cementing her place as the nation's most successful Winter Paralympian.
Fitzpatrick has had a difficult build-up to the Games, recovering from a broken leg in March 2020, while her new guide, who took over when Jen Kehoe retired to focus on her Army duties, was ruled out of the Games by a positive Covid test prior to her.
She was guided by Smith, who she had worked with in the previous season, and they were a solid fifth in the downhill on Saturday.
She said that being here at all is a great achievement, but then to stand up on that podium is amazing.
We went out to ski well and build on the day before, and we are very happy.
Downhill bronze medal winner Millie Knight was fourth.
In the women's seated event, Shona Brownlee was fifth and James Whitley was 19th.
The British skiers will be in action again in Monday's super combined, which has been brought forward by a day because of high temperatures and the risk of snow melting.
Scott Meenagh narrowly missed out on a second top 10 finish in a row, when he was 12th in the men's cross-country long-distance seated event.
In the snowboard cross qualification, James Barnes-Miller was ninth-fastest in the men's upper limb division, and he will go in Monday's finals.
Andy Macleod missed out on the top 16 in the men's lower limb event, but Owen Pick and Ollie Hill did.
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