Jade Etherington
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Full name | Jade Etherington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chelmsford, Essex, England | 9 March 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | The Deepings School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Bishop Grosseteste University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | B2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Downhill slalom giant slalom Super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2014 Sochi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jade Etherington (born 9 March 1991) is a British former
Etherington has only five percent vision in both eyes and competes in the
Personal history
Etherington was born in
Etherington was educated at
Skiing career
Etherington began skiing while still sighted at the age of eight, being taught by her father Andrew and her sisters.
Etherington's success at
The pair qualified for the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, representing Great Britain.[3] At La Molina, Etherington came fourth in the women's slalom and came third in the women's super-G, taking bronze.[11][15] The runs ensured her place at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.[3] Etherington teamed up with Caroline Powell in April,[9] allowing her to compete that season.[14] Etherington and Powell began skiing together in August 2013.[9]
Paralympics
The 2014 Winter Paralympics was Etherington's debut Paralympics, competing for
Etherington was the flag bearer for Great Britain at the closing ceremony,[23] despite rupturing an ovarian cyst, which left her in a wheelchair for much of the day of the ceremony; she was able to walk and carry the flag having taken painkillers.[24] After the end of the 2014 Winter Paralympics, she was unsure if she would continue competing at international level, saying "I don't really know what I want right now".[9] In November 2014, Etherington announced her retirement from the Paralympic alpine skiing programme, aged 23.[25]
References
- ^ a b "Jade Etherington". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Hope, Nick (8 March 2014). "Sochi Paralympics: Jade Etherington wins downhill silver". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gold, Ciaran (21 March 2014). "Family of Paralympic hero Jade Etherington woke at 5am to watch her in Sochi". Essex Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Duffin, Claire (8 March 2014). "Jade Etherington takes historic silver at Sochi 2014 Paralympics". The Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph Media Group. p. S12. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ a b Davies, Gareth A. (15 March 2014). "Winter Paralympics 2014:More Sochi success for Jade Etherington with silver medal in the super combined". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. pp. S23. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d Clucas, Andrew (19 September 2013). "Skiing: Inspired Jade gunning for glory at Sochi 2014". Spalding Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Clucas, Andrew (29 January 2014). "Skiing: Jubilant Jade races to maiden downhill gold". spaldingtoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Clucas, Andrew (27 January 2014). "Skiing: Jade hunting history after Winter Paralympics call". Spalding Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Sochi Paralympics: Jade Etherington Wins Silver". Sky News. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Chelmsford-born Paralympian accepts honorary degree from university".
- ^ a b c "Jade Etherington". Sochi Paralympics. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Elite Squad: Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell (Guide)". disabilitysnowsport.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Sochi 2014: GB Winter Paralympic team profiles". BBC Sport. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Jade Etherington". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Women's Super-G - Visually Impaired" (PDF). IPC Alpine Skiing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ a b "UK Sport congratulates Jade Etherington and guide Caroline Powell on winning ParalympicsGB's first medal in Sochi". UK Sport. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A. "Gallagher skis to historic gold for Britain". The Daily Telegraph. pp. S17.
- ^ "Sochi Paralympics: Jade Etherington wins slalom silver". BBC Sport. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Sochi Paralympics: Fourth medal for Etherington and Powell". BBC Sport. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A. (17 March 2014). "British Winter Paralympians 'optimistic' about July funding boost after swiping six medals in Sochi". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. pp. S9. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Kennedy, Maev (16 March 2014). "Sochi Paralympics: Brits to return with six medals including first gold on snow". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Etherington named as ParalympicsGB Flag-bearer in Recognition of Medal Success". 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Winter Paralympics: Jade Etherington defies pain to carry flag for Great Britain". Sky News. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Jade Etherington: Paralympic skiing medallist retires at 23". BBC Sport. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.