Caroline Powell (skier)

Caroline Powell (born 29 June 1994) is a British skier, ski instructor, sighted guide and Paralympian.

Caroline Powell
Born (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994
Basildon, Essex
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiDownhill, visually impaired (guide)
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiSlalom, visually impaired (guide)
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiCombined, visually impaired (guide)
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiSuper-G, visually impaired (guide)

Life

Powell was born in 1994 and was skiing by the age of two. She first appeared for the British ski team at Champery, Les Crosets in January 2010. She is a qualified ski instructor and coach.[1]

At the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games, as guide for visually impaired skier Jade Etherington, she won silver medals in the women's downhill,[2][3] women's slalom and women's combined skiing events, as well as winning a bronze medal in the women's super-G.[4]

After winning a silver medal in the Super-G, visually impaired event on 14 March 2014, she and Jade Etherington became Great Britain's most successful female Winter Paralympians,[5] and the first Britons to win four medals at one Paralympics.[5]

References
  1. Caroline Powell, Soci Paralympics, retrieved 23 March 2014
  2. "Caroline Powell". Sochi Paralympics. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. "UK Sport congratulates Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell on winning ParalympicsGB's first medal in Sochi". UKsport. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. "Winter Paralympics: Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell claim fourth medal". The Guardian. 14 March 2014.
  5. "Etherington becomes GB's most successful female Winter paralympian". ESPN. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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