Background

When Millie Knight was just one year old, her right eye was infected, and her sight was lost. Five years later, the same happened to her left eye, and she was left blind. This could have quickly stopped any love for the sport, but she didn’t let it get to her. As a self-confessed obsessive over skiing, she contacted Disability Snowsports UK for advice on being a disabled skier.  She was then invited to join the British Disabled Ski Team Development Squad in 2011 and took part in her first big race in 2012 with her mother as her guide. As she progressed, she started working with Brett Wild from the Royal Navy as her guide.

Paralympian and Sports Coaching

She made her Paralympics debut in 2014 at just age 15, becoming the youngest GP Paralympic competitor ever, at the time. She then competed at the 2018 Paralympics, winning two silver medals and a bronze, and again in Beijing 2022, bringing home a bronze medal.

Since her first race in 2012, she has won an incredible amount of gold medals, including 14 at the World Cup, two at the World Championships, five at the Europa Cup, three at the British Championships, eight at the NorAm races, and 12 at the IPC Alpine Skiing (now known as the Para Alpine Skiing).

In addition to professional competition, Millie has been working as a personal trainer and sports massage therapist since 2019 and is now completing a degree in Sport, Fitness, and Coaching.

Her prominence at the Paralympics has led her to appear on several popular television programmes, including Breakfast (2017), The Last Leg (2018), and Pilgrimage (2023).

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