 Amelia Hodgson in 2021 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||
| Born | (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27) | |||||
| Sport | ||||||
| Country | Australia | |||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||
| Event | Giant slalom slalom | |||||
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Amelia Hodgson (born 29 June 1997) is an Australian skier and sighted guide for visually impaired skiers. She was Patrick Jensen's guide at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Skiing
Hodgson lives in Jindabyne, New South Wales. She grew up ski racing and is a ski instructor and coach. Since 2019, Hodgson has been the sighted guide with Para-alpine skier Patrick Jensen. In the 2019–20 season, Jensen and Hodgson won three bronze medals in World Cup events.
At the 2022 Winter Paralympics Jensen with his guide Amelia Hodgson, competed in five events - 6th in Super G and 8th in the downhill and Slalom Visually Impaired events. He failed to finish in the giant slalom and Super G Combined.
References
- "Australian Paralympic Team Named For Beijing 2022 Winter Games". Paralympics Australia. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- "Hodgson hones in on what it takes to be a guide". Snow Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "Amelia Hodgson". Paralympics Australia. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "Patrick Jensen". 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics Official Results. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
