Karolina Wisniewska

Karolina Wisniewska (born July 26, 1976) is a para-alpine standing skier. Born in Warsaw, she moved to Canada when she was 5 years old where she then took up skiing as a form of physical therapy for her cerebral palsy. Over the course of her skiing career, she won eight total Paralympic medals for skiing, and 18 medals at International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cups. At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, she earned four medals, the most ever earned by a Canadian para-alpine skier at a single Games. Wisniewska retired from the sport for a second time in May 2012 following an injury in 2011 that resulted in her missing most of the 2011/2012 skiing season.

Early life Wisniewska was born on July 26, 1976, in Warsaw, Poland and moved to Alberta, Canada when she was five years old. Wisniewska took a break from skiing at one point in order to attend Oxford University.

Skiing Wisniewska is a para-alpine standing skier, The 2010 Winter Paralympics were her third Paralympics. She competed in the slalom, finishing in fourth following her first run and third in her second run in a round that saw one of the skiers ahead of her disqualified for skiing off the course. Wisniewska ended up with a bronze in the event, Her finish coupled with teammate Lauren Woolstencroft's gold medal finish resulted in Canada's first double podium at the 2010 Games. Her second bronze medal of the Games was in the Super Combined.