Winter Paralympic Skiing

[Cloverjo]

Does anyone know why Jade Etherington didn't compete in the Giant Slalom VI today?

[puternut]

According to unconfirmed web-sited she withdrew due to illness

http://www.kjonline.com/sports/PARALYMPICS__Blind_skier_from_Benton_comes_up_short_in_Sochi_medal_bid_.html

[puternut]

More info

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-03-16/sochi-closing-ceremony/

[wolf63]

Skiing is fast and scary. Skiing when blind is just too scary to contemplate.

[Cloverjo]

Ooh, poor girl. Sounds horrible. She did so well, such a shame to end her Games like that.

[Maydup]

She battled agains her pain to carry the flag in the closing ceremony, bless her, but she has a ruptured cyst and must have been in agony.

http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Etherington-defies-illness-carry-flag-quit/story-20818057-detail/story.html