Chris Williamson

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Chris Williamson at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Champions

Chris Williamson (born 5 May 1972) is a skier from Canada. He has a disability. He skied at the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and was the second skier to finish in the visually impaired men's downhill race. He was the second skier to finish in the men's visually impaired Super-G race. He was the third skier to finish in the men's visually impaired Super Combined race. He was the third skier to finish in the slalom race. Because he cannot see, Robin Femy was his guide and told him where to when going down the mountain.[1] He also skied in the 2010 Winter Paralympics and was the fourth skier to finish the Giant Slalom, the sixth skier to finish the Slalom and the sixth to finish in the Super G, Visually Impaired. Nick Brush helped him down the mountain.[2][3][4]like how Robin Femy did.

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  1. "Historical Results". Germany: International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiiing. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. "Williamson | Alpine Canada Alpin". web.archive.org. 2013-09-23. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2021-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Safe journey in paralympic skiing is a matter of faith". thestar.com. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  4. "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees – Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons". Retrieved 2021-03-25.