 Etherington at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jade Etherington |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 9 March 1991 Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| Education | The Deepings School |
| Alma mater | Bishop Grosseteste University |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Disability class | B2 |
| Event(s) | Downhill slalom giant slalom Super-G |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2014 Sochi |
Jade Etherington (born 9 March 1991) is a British former alpine skier who, with her sighted guide Caroline Powell, won silver in the women's downhill skiing, combined and slalom, and bronze medals in the Super-G at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi. Their three silvers and a bronze at the Winter Paralympics made them the most successful female British Winter Paralympians of all time, and the first Britons to win four medals at one Paralympics. Because of her success at the 2014 Paralympics, Etherington was the British flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony.
Etherington has only five percent vision in both eyes and competes in the visually impaired category. Because of her impairment she requires a sighted guide, Caroline Powell. The pair have competed together since August 2013. After asking for a new guide through Facebook and after two other applicants pulled out, Etherington and Powell combined in April 2013.