Jade Etherington (born 9 March 1991) is a British former alpine skier who, with her sighted guide Caroline Powell, won silver in the women's downhill skiing, combined and slalom, and bronze medals in the Super-G at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi.

Etherington was born in Chelmsford on 9 March 1991,[1][2] to Amber, a Braintree District Council employee, and Andrew, a stockbroker.

[6][8] Etherington studied to become a geography teacher with The Open University, undertaking a PGCE,[4] but placed her career on hold to concentrate on the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.

[11][12] In 2009, she joined the British Disabled Ski Team (BDST) at development level,[13] and began racing internationally in 2011.

[6] Etherington's success at Europa cup and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) alpine skiing events was achieved with her sighted guide Fiona Gingell, but Etherington was forced to appeal for a new guide on her Facebook page after Gingell married and moved to America.

[3][6][14] After two applicants pulled out, she was left without a guide at the beginning of 2013, but Heather Mills, who had not qualified for the World Championships, offered her coach, John Clark.

[3] The pair qualified for the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, representing Great Britain.

[16] Etherington then won a bronze medal in the women's downhill skiing,[17] and silver in the slalom and the super combined.