Millie Knight Visually Impaired Alpine Skier Has Been Selected to Compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games

Today (Tuesday 22 February 2022) Paralympics GB have announced the selected athletes who will be representing Great Britain in Beijing at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games (4 - 13 March 2022).

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with visually impaired alpine skier Millie Knight who along with her Guide Skier, Bret Wild, have been selected to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.

Millie first competed in the Winter Paralympic Games at the age of 14 out in Sochi in 2014 with her Mum as her Guide Skier and she was picked to hold the flag and lead out the team too. 

Millie went on to compete with her Guide Skier Bret Wild in the winter games in PyeongChang in 2018 and won two silver medals.

Millie and Bret recently became Super Combined Champions at the 2022 World Championships which were held in Norway in January 2022.

Millie began by telling Toby how she got into skiing and competing in those early days with her Mum as her Guide Skier.

Millie then explained to Toby how she and Bret work when they are competing and hurtling down the slopes at breakneck speeds.

Millie ended by sharing with Toby her thoughts on going into the games following the recent success she and Bret had at the World Championships, although Millie tells Toby that she is focusing on her day to day routine and keeping fit both physically and mentally and taking each day as it comes to be in the best shape for the games.

We wish Millie, Bret and the rest of the Paralympics GB Team all the best for the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing from everyone here at the RNIB.  Here on RNIB Connect Radio we will be following the teams progress, so do listen out  for more about the Winter Paralympic Games as they happen here on Connect Radio.


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