Shona Brownlee had to have a below-knee amputation after an accident during one of her final RAF training exercises
An inspiring amputee has told how competing in the Paralympics restored her confidence after a horror accident in the RAF. Shona Brownlee, from Livingston, West Lothian, was a former member of the Royal Air Force when she broke her ankle during a final training exercise.
Shona told Edinburgh Live: "It was definitely a life-changing injury and things were pretty tough at the start. I was faced with the prospect of losing my career when it had barely begun. Learning to sitski opened up a whole new world. It showed me that 'disability' didn't necessarily mean 'inability' and that I was still able to achieve things despite my injury."
"At the same time, I was selected for the GB Para-Alpine World Class Programme and competed in my first World Cup races that year, winning two bronze medals. This qualified me to race at the Para-Alpine Skiing World Championships in Norway in January 2022 before I was then selected for the Beijing Paralympics.”
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