Melissa Perrine

[5] As of 2014[update], she lives in Welby, New South Wales,[3][6] and is studying Exercise Science at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney.

[4] She first skied with her sighted guide Andy Bor in 2009 in competition at the IPC North America Cup in Colorado, where she finished second in the super-G.[9] She was officially named on the Australian 2010 Winter Paralympics team in November 2009.

[10] A ceremony was held in Canberra with Australian Paralympic Committee president Greg Hartung and Minister for Sport Kate Ellis making the announcement.

[11] At a 2010 World Cup event in Italy ahead of the Paralympics, Perrine fractured the ischium bone in her hip as a result of a fall.

[2][13] She finished seventh in the visually impaired super-G,[14] approximately 12.54 seconds behind gold medal-winning Slovak skier Henrieta Farkasova.

[19] At an August 2011 competition in Mt Hutt, New Zealand, she finished first in the women's super G visually impaired event.

[25][26] She was disqualified after the slalom leg of the Women's Super Combined for wearing a visor which was taped to her helmet in order to keep rain from her goggles.

Jason Hellwig, CEO of the Australian Paralympic Committee described it as "mindnumbingly-dumb mistake" as it was not picked up by relevant team officials.

[27] Perrine with her guide Andy Bor won five medals – three gold, one silver and one bronze in Women's Visually Impaired events at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada.

[28] At the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in PyeongChang, Perrine and her guide Bor won two bronze medals – downhill and giant slalom.

[31] Perrine was given the honour of the Closing Ceremony flag bearer due to her competing at three Winter Games and winning two bronze medals in PyeongChang.

Melissa Perrine interview conducted for Wikinews
Melissa Perrine and her guide Andy Bor in the Women's Downhill at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Perrine and guide Christian Geiger carry the Australian flag in the PyeongChang 2018 closing ceremony