Paralympic medalist LAUREN WOOLSTENCROFT

Lauren Woolstencroft, Paralympic alpine skier

SOOO COOL! As I'm blogging I check out her event dates and status to post for you guys...Guess what!!! She's currently ( and I mean as I type) in GOLD MEDAL standing for Women's Slalom as of her first of two runs! YAYY!!

She'll be competing in a total of 5 events during the games.

This shoot was for TORCH, The University of Victoria Alumni magazine and I highly recommend that you read the Article...this woman is a total Inspiration!!
http://web.uvic.ca/torch/torch2009f/feature_2.htm

"Her trophy case was filled with more than 50 medals, including five Paralympic medals and eight world championship titles.....
She was born missing both legs below the knee and her left arm below the elbow. She uses only one pole, but the way she moves you’d swear she carried two."

You can check out her event schedule and status here: http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/paralympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/lauren-woolstencroft_ath3001514qc.html