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Grace Miller

Nordic Skiing

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
LW8

Further personal information

Residence
Palmer, AK, USA
Occupation
Student
Languages
English
Higher education
Biology - University of Alaska Fairbanks: United States

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began skiing at age four in Alaska, United States of America.
Why this sport?
"My mother was a ski coach and really loved skiing."
Club / Team
Alaska Nordic Racing: Palmer, AK, USA
Name of coach
Mikey Evans, USA, from 2014

International debut

Year
2017
Competing for
United States

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
"Being able to ski at my last ever state high school meeting. It was the last ever school race for me." (Athlete, 29 Mar 2018)
Most influential person in career
Coach Mikey Evans. (Athlete, 29 Mar 2018)
Hero / Idol
US cross-country skier Jessie Diggins. (Athlete, 29 Mar 2018)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (teamusa.org, 11 May 2018)
Impairment
She was born without her left forearm. (frontiersman.com, 09 Jul 2015)
Other information
ADOPTION
She was adopted from the People's Republic of China at age three and subsequently moved to Palmer, AK, United States of America. (frontiersman.com, 09 Jul 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 15km Free Standing Final 2018-03-12 10
Women's 1.5km Sprint Classic Standing Final 2018-03-14 16
Women's 7.5km Classic Standing Final 2018-03-17 18
4x2.5km Open Relay Final 2018-03-18 12