Alana Ramsay

Alana Ramsay (born December 22, 1994) is a Canadian paralympic alpine skier, born in Calgary, Alberta. Ramsay, who was born with cerebral palsy due to a stroke at birth, started skiing at age 6.[1] On the Para-Alpine World Cup circuit in 2015/16, she landed her first podium.[2] In both 2016 and 2017, Ramsay was named Canadian Ski Racing Female Para Alpine Athlete of the Year.[3] Ramsay has competed in 3 Paralympic games thus far, she won bronze medals at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics in both the super-G and super combined events.[4] In the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics, Ramsay won two more bronze medals, in the super combined standing and super-G standing events.[5]

Alana Ramsay
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-12-22) December 22, 1994
Sport
Country Canada
SportPara-alpine skiing
Disability classLW9
Medal record
Women's para-alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
Winter Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangSuper combined standing
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangSuper-G standing
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingSuper-G standing
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingSuper combined standing

References
  1. "Ramsay | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. "Alpine Canada | #CANskiteam | Alana Ramsay". alpinecanada.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. "Alana Ramsay - Alpine Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. "Ramsay | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  5. "Beijing Medalstandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-03-17.


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