Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Vision impairment |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
B2 |
Guide |
Brett Wild, GBR, from 2016 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Canterbury, ENG |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English, French |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She first tried the sport at age six, just after she lost her sight, while on holiday in Meribel, France. |
Why this sport? |
"I wasn't any good at regular sports so when I went skiing for the first time, I loved it. It's totally different to anything else I do in my life, that's why I get such a buzz from it." |
Name of coach |
Amanda Pirie, GBR |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2012/13 |
Competing for |
Great Britain |
Location |
Landgraaf, NED |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Photography. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Becoming Great Britain's youngest winter Paralympian at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, and winning gold at the 2017 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Her mother. (Athlete, 20 Jun 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
Irish band 'The Script'. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018) |
Injuries |
In February 2018 she sustained concussion after crashing at the World Cup event in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. (theguardian.com, 11 Mar 2018)
She crashed into a barrier after winning gold in downhill at the 2017 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy. "It hurt a lot, my whole body was bruised, I'd hurt my ankle and banged my head. I had concussion." (IPC, 10 Feb 2018; kentonline.co.uk, 02 Feb 2017; bbc.com, 25 Jan 2017)
In August 2016 she suffered from an illness that required hospital treatment. She returned to competition in December that year. (kentonline.co.uk, 02 Feb 2017) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She likes to have an uneven number on her race bib. (Athlete, 20 Jun 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"You can either have good excuses or good results but not both." (IPC, 10 Feb 2018) |
Awards and honours |
In July 2017 she became an honorary doctor at the University of Kent in England. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)
She was named the 2014 Woman of the Year in Canterbury, England. (canterburytimes.co.uk, 02 Jan 2015)
She was flag bearer for Great Britain at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (bbc.co.uk, 06 Mar 2014) |
Other sports |
She has competed at regional level in rowing. (Athlete, 20 Jun 2016) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and to become a sports psychologist. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018; familyskinews.com, 05 Feb 2015) |
Impairment |
She contracted the roundworm parasite toxocariasis at around age one. It lay dormant for several years but began to affect her sight at age six. Within three weeks, she had lost most of her vision. (dailymail.co.uk, 05 Dec 2012) |
Other information |
HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT
At age 15 she became the youngest British athlete to have competed at the Paralympic Winter Games when she participated at the 2014 Games in Sochi. (Twitter profile, 10 Sep 2017; theresident.co.uk, 18 Mar 2015) |
Paralympic Games (Overall) |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2014 |
Slalom - Visually Impaired |
2:18.77 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired |
3:07.34 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Downhill - Visually Impaired |
1:30.58 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Super-G - Visually Impaired |
1:33.76 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Super Combined - Visually Impaired |
2:31.73 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired |
2:34.52 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Slalom - Visually Impaired |
1:53.39 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2014/2015 |
Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired |
2:24.39 |
| 3 |
2014/2015 |
Slalom - Visually Impaired |
2:13.81 |
| 1 |
2016/2017 |
Downhill - Visually Impaired |
1:13.42 |
| |
2016/2017 |
Super-G - Visually Impaired |
DNS |
| 2 |
2016/2017 |
Super Combined - Visually Impaired |
2:03.62 |
| 2 |
2016/2017 |
Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired |
2:27.60 |
| 2 |
2016/2017 |
Slalom - Visually Impaired |
1:35.13 |
World Cup Final |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2015/2016 |
Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired |
1:58.75 |
| 3 |
2015/2016 |
Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired |
2:02.71 |
| 3 |
2015/2016 |
Slalom - Visually Impaired |
1:34.19 |
| 2 |
2015/2016 |
Downhill - Visually Impaired |
1:21.36 |
| 1 |
2015/2016 |
Downhill - Visually Impaired |
1:19.70 |
| 1 |
2015/2016 |
Super-G - Visually Impaired |
1:28.18 |
| 1 |
2015/2016 |
Super-G - Visually Impaired |
1:30.08 |
| 2 |
2016/2017 |
Downhill - Visually Impaired |
1:32.37 |
| 2 |
2016/2017 |
Super-G - Visually Impaired |
1:36.74 |
| 3 |
2017/2018 |
Downhill - Visually Impaired |
1:23.17 |
| 4 |
2017/2018 |
Downhill - Visually Impaired |
1:24.43 |
| 3 |
2017/2018 |
Super-G - Visually Impaired |
1:27.83 |
| 3 |
2017/2018 |
Super-G - Visually Impaired |
1:29.17 |
