Karolina Wisniewska, Para Alpine – Standing Category



BC Connection:
Hometown: Warsaw, Poland
Residence: Vancouver

Events: Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super G

BC Support Network: Canadian Sport Centre Pacific/PacificSport supported athlete

Years on senior national team: 14

Performance Highlights:

  • 2009 – 3rd World Cup, Downhill (Italy)
  • 2003 – Overall World Cup Champion
  • 2002 – 2nd Salt Lake Paralympics, Slalom
  • 2002 – 2nd Salt Lake Paralympics, Giant Slalom
  • 2002 – 3rd Salt Lake Paralympics, Super G
  • 2002 – 3rd Salt Lake Paralympics, Downhill
  • 2000 – World Cup Overall Champion, Downhill
  • 1998 – 2nd Nagano Paralympics, Super G
  • 1998 – 2nd Nagano Paralympics, Giant Slalom

Awards: 2007 – First ever Paralympian to be inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame

2010 Competition Schedule (Whistler Creekside):

  • March 13 Medal Event Women’s Downhill 11:30 a.m.
  • March 14 Medal Event Women’s Super G 11:30 a.m.
  • March 16 Women’s Super Combined Downhill 9:30 a.m.
  • March 16 Medal Event Women’s Super Combined Slalom 1:00 p.m.
  • March 18 Women’s Giant Slalom 1st Run 10:00 a.m.
  • March 18 Medal Event Women’s Giant slalom 2nd Run 1:00 p.m.
  • March 20 Women’s Slalom 1st Run 10:00 a.m.
  • March 20 Medal Event Women’s Slalom 2nd Run 1:00 p.m.