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

Ebba Årsjö
Årsjö in 2023
Personal information
Born (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Country Sweden
SportAlpine skiing
DisabilityKlippel–Trénaunay syndrome
Disability classLW4
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Women's para alpine skiing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Super combined standing
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Slalom standing
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Downhill standing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lillehammer Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lillehammer Parallel event
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lleida Super-G
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lleida Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lleida Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lleida Alpine combined

Career edit

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] In 2022, she received the Victoria Award.[5]

On 9 November 2022, she announced she would no longer compete in downhill skiing.[6]

The 2023–2024 season saw her winning the overall World Cup for first time.[7]

Personal life edit

She was born with Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome which resulted in muscle reduction in her right leg.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "World Cup with World Championships feeling for home star Ebba Aarsjoe". paralympic.org. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ebba Årsjö". paralympics.se. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ Burke, Patrick (5 March 2022). "Slovakia's Farkašová wins first gold medal of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Skier Mollie Jepsen speeds to Canada's 1st gold medal of Beijing Paralympics". CBC. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ Eliott Brennan (8 June 2022). "Årsjö makes history as first Swedish Para athlete to win Victoria Prize". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ Björn Nordling (9 November 2022). "Ebba Årsjö slutar med störtlopp" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ^ Nils Rahm (25 March 2024). "Ebba Årsjö vinner totala världscupen för första gången" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Ebba Årsjö". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.