Menna Fitzpatrick

**Menna Fitzpatrick** MBE (born 5 May 1998) be British alpine skier. She be visually impaired wey get 5% vision per wey she formerly ski plus guide Jennifer Kehoe til 2021. Dem compete for de 2018 Winter Paralympics insyd Pyeongchang insyd March 2018 wer na dem take four medals, wey dey include gold insyd de slalom, wey dey make Fitzpatrick Team GB ein most decorated Winter Paralympian.

## Early life den training

Na dem born am insyd Macclesfield, Cheshire, wey she study Media Production for de Macclesfield College. Fitzpatrick get congenital retinal folds, wey dey mean say she get no vision for ein left eye insyd den limited sight insyd ein right eye since birth. Despite dis, she learn make she ski whilst on family holidays from de age of five plus ein poppie dey act as ein guide. Na sam coach discover am whilst she dey ski for de Chill Factore indoor slope insyd Manchester for 2010 insyd, wey she  subsequently start dey train plus de British Para Snowsport team. She make ein international debut give Great Britain insyd 2012.

## Skiing career

Insyd 2016, na Fitzpatrick den Kehoe be de first British winners of de overall World Cup Visually Impaired title for de International Paralympic Committee ein World Cup insyd Aspen. Na ebe Fitzpatrick ein first season she compete for World Cup level: she den Kehoe sanso win de discipline title for giant slalom dat season, as well as she place second insyd de super-G classification den third insyd de downhill den slalom standings. Insyd 2016, na dem award am de Ski Club of Great Britain ein annual Evie Pinching award "which celebrates the next generation of young, up-and-coming snow sports athletes".

Insyd October 2016, Fitzpatrick break ein hand during super-G training ahead of de 2016–17 season, wey keep am off de snow for two months wey require am make she get surgery. Despite dis, na she den Kehoe be able make dem claim bronze medal insyd de giant slalom for de 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships insyd Tarvisio. De season wey dey follow de pair take de discipline World Cup title for super-G.

For de 2018 Winter Paralympics, Fitzpatrick den Kehoe take bronze insyd de super-G den two silvers insyd de combined den de giant slalom before dem take slalom gold for de final day of de Games.

Na dem appoint Fitzpatrick Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) insyd de 2018 Birthday Honours give "Services to Paralympic Winter Olympic Sport".

For de 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships Fitzpatrick den Kehoe take five medals, wey dem secure bronze insyd de giant slalom den silver insyd de slalom before dem win gold insyd de downhill ahead of compatriots Kelly Gallagher den Gary Smith, wey dem cam turn de first British skiers make dem win both Paralympic den World Para titles. Dem then take second gold insyd de super-G before dem round off dema championships plus second silver insyd de combined.

For 25 August 2021, she announce de end of ein partnership plus Kehoe den dat she dey seek fresh guide. Insyd 2022, she win de silver medal insyd de women's visually impaired super combined event for de 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships dem hold insyd Lillehammer, Norway alongsyd fresh guide, Katie Guest (sisto of British Alpine World Cup skier, Charlie Guest).

She win two medals insyd alpine skiing for de 2022 Winter Paralympics dem hold insyd Beijing, China.

## References


## External links

* Menna Fitzpatrick at de British Paralympic Association
* Menna Fitzpatrick at de International Paralympic Committee
* Menna Fitzpatrick at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)