Charlotte went on to suffer a long-term injury whilst competing at the British Championships, a cruciate ligament tear forcing her into rehabilitation and ultimately causing her to rethink her career ambitions.
After beginning to develop as a coach and trainer, she was asked to consider becoming a sighted guide. It was while working as a coach at an Alpine Skiing Training Camp in 2010 that she was approached by Kelly, and the two duly paired up. A year later, the Olympic speaker made her international debut as a guide, helping Kelly to become the first-ever British athlete to win a World Championship medal during the IPC World Championships.
In the competition, the pair took a silver medal in the slalom and bronze in the giant slalom. The duo went from strength to strength as, alongside the 2011 IPC World Championships, they won a further four medals at the 2013 IPC World Championships and a gold medal at the 2013 Sochi World Cup Final in Russia.
Charlotte and Kelly then achieved their greatest victory to date when they returned to the Black Sea resort in 2014, to take part in their first Paralympic Games and clinch gold in the visually impaired Super-G Competition. It was the first time team GB claimed a Paralympic medal.
Charlotte is one of the most inspirational Olympic speakers on the circuit, as she discusses how she turned her personal injury heartbreak into something constructive and altruistic – her dream was snatched away from her, but she went on to help someone else’s dreams come true.
Gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Games
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