Karolina Wisniewska skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics. She won two bronze medals, capping a successful comeback to the sport after retiring due to concussions in 2003.
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Karolina Wisniewska
Karolina Wisniewska
The Paralympian who skied with the best
Date of birth
1976
Point of origin
Poland
After immigrating to Canada with her family at the age of five, Wisniewska took up skiing.
Karolina Wisniewska celebrates one of her two bronze medals for skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics. She took medals in the Women’s Slalom Standing and Super Combined Standing events.
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Karolina Wisniewska celebrates after winning a bronze medal for skiing in the Women’s Slalom Standing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics.
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Karolina Wisniewska (right) won bronze in the Women’s Super Combined Standing skiing event at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics.
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Karolina Wisniewska, 1976- , Poland.
After immigrating to Canada with her family at the age of five, Wisniewska took up skiing. Although initially a form of therapy for her cerebral palsy, she raced against able-bodied skiers through her youth. She has won eight Paralympic medals in a career that spanned from 1994 to 2012.
