Ebba Årsjö

Ebba Årsjö (born 12 January 2001) is a Swedish para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Ebba Årsjö
Personal information
Born (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001
Sport
Country Sweden
SportAlpine skiing
DisabilityKlippel–Trénaunay syndrome
Disability classLW4
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Women's para alpine skiing
Paralympic Games
2022 BeijingSuper combined standing
2022 BeijingSlalom standing
2022 BeijingDownhill standing
World Championships
2021 LillehammerSlalom
2021 LillehammerParallel event

Career

Årsjö competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships where she won gold medals in the slalom, and parallel event.[1]

She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won gold medals in the super combined and slalom standing events. She also won the bronze medal in the downhill standing event.[2][3][4]

Personal life

She was born with Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome which resulted in muscle reduction in her right leg.[5]

References
  1. "World Cup with World Championships feeling for home star Ebba Aarsjoe". paralympic.org. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. "Ebba Årsjö". paralympics.se. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. Burke, Patrick (5 March 2022). "Slovakia's Farkašová wins first gold medal of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Skier Mollie Jepsen speeds to Canada's 1st gold medal of Beijing Paralympics". CBC. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. "Ebba Årsjö". paralympic.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.


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