Kelly Gallagher (alpine skier)

Kelly Gallagher

Gallagher (right) with her guide Charlotte Evans at the 2013 IPC World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 31) Northern Ireland, UK
Sport
Country	United Kingdom  Northern Ireland
Event(s)	Alpine Skiing
Medal record Women's Alpine skiing Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games Sochi 2014 Women's Super-G Visually impaired IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships 2011 Sestriere Slalom Visually impaired 2011 Sestriere Giant slalom Visually impaired 2013 La Molina Super-G Visually impaired 2013 La Molina Super combined Visually impaired 2013 La Molina Downhill Visually impaired 2013 La Molina Giant slalom Visually impaired

 United Kingdom

Kelly Marie Gallagher, MBE (born 18 May 1985) is a Northern Irish skier and the first athlete from Northern Ireland to compete in the Winter Paralympics. Gallagher won Britain's first ever Winter Paralympic gold medal during Sochi 2014.

Gallagher was born on 18 May 1985. She is a graduate in mathematics from the University of Bath.

Gallagher has oculocutaneous albinism, is visually impaired and competes with a sighted guide. At the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games Gallagher, competing with guide Claire Robb, won gold in her first ever international race, the giant slalom.

She was selected for the British team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in February 2010. Gallagher is funded by the Sport Northern Ireland Athlete Support Programme and supported by the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland and is also backed by Disability Sports NI.

Gallagher was one of seven skiers for Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Paralympics and became the first athlete from Northern Ireland to compete in the Winter Paralympics. At the Games she contested the giant slalom and slalom events for visually impaired athletes. She finished sixth in the slalom but achieved the British team's highest finish, missing out on a medal by a single place and 3.36 seconds in the giant slalom.