Anna Turney

Anna Turney (born 5 July 1979) is a British alpine skier.

Personal history Turney was born in 1979 in Northampton. She was educated at Oundle. Turney was a promising snowboarder, until an accident on the slopes of Yamagata in Japan left her paralysed from the waist down.

Skiing career While recovering in hospital from her spinal injuries, Turney decided to get back into sport after being inspired by the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino (Turin). Within a year she made her debut for the British team when she made her GB debut at the NORAM races in Canada. The next year she was back in the Great Britain team, this time at Sestriere in Italy at the 2011 World Championships. Although failing to finish in the sitting slalom, Turney finished fourth in the giant slalom. She subsequently finished fourth in the super-G, sixth in the slalom, and eighth in the grand slalom.