British Paralympic Athlete Millie Knight Wins 2014-15 Overall World Cup GS
British Paralympic Athlete Millie Knight Wins 2014-15 Overall World Cup GS
Published : 04-Feb-2015 08:29
Millie Knight and Jennifer Kehoe won gold yesterday at the IPC Alpine World Cup skiing event in St Moritz, Switzerland, which means that Millie Knight achieved the Overall World Cup GS title for 2015!
Millie is a Paralympic athlete and student who competes at international level for ParalympicsGB in alpine skiing in the slalom and giant slalom events with a sighted guide Jennifer Kehoe.
When Millie was one year old, she contracted toxocariasis which resulted in the loss of most of her vision by the age of six. She joined the Great Britain Paralympic skiing team run by Disability Snowsport UK in 2012 and progressed to compete at international-level events.
Millie's first world stage event was at the age of 15 at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi where she was the youngest Paralympics GB competitor at any Winter Paralympics.
She was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony for Paralympics GB team. She came fifth in the slalom completing both of her runs and finished again in fifth position in the giant slalom event on 16 March 2014. Her target now is the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang.
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