Millie Knight

Millie Knight
Personal information
Full nameMillicent Genevieve Knight
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)[1]
Canterbury, Kent, England
EducationKing's School, University of Kent
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2021)
Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb; 152 lb) (2021)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportAlpine skiing
DisabilityVisually Impaired
Disability classB2
Event(s)Slalom, giant slalom, downhill, super-G, super combined
Coached byScott Macbain, Jo Ryding, Hammy Morison (national)
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finalsSochi Winter Paralympics 2014 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics 2018
World finalsWorld Cup Globe overall giant slalom, super-G and downhill winner
National finalsBritish Champion
Highest world ranking
  • World No. 1 in downhill
  • No. 2 in super-G
  • No. 2 in super combined
  • No. 2 Slalom
  • No. 2 in giant slalom
Medal record
Women's para alpine skiing
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Downhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tarvisio Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lillehammer Combined
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tarvisio Combined
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tarvisio Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tarvisio Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2015 Panorama Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Panorama Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lillehammer Super-G
Updated on 7 March 2022

Millicent Genevieve Knight[2] (born 15 January 1999) is a British skier and student who competes at international level for ParalympicsGB in alpine skiing in the slalom, giant slalom Super-G, super combined and Downhill events with a sighted guide, Brett Wild.[3] When Knight was one year old, she contracted an illness, diagnosed at age three, which resulted in the loss of most of her vision by the age of six. She joined the Great Britain Paralympic skiing team in 2012, and progressed to compete at international-level events. Knight was the British flagbearer at Sochi in 2014 – her debut Paralympics - where, at the age of 15, she was the youngest person ever to compete for ParalympicsGB at the Winter Games. In the same year Knight also became an Honorary Doctor of the University of Kent.

  1. ^ "Millie Knight". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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