\u201cBy the second run, my neck had totally seized up and I was experiencing terrible shooting pains down my arm, but still placed fourth. My neck was extremely sore, so I asked to see a physio the moment I finished racing. As soon as the physio took one look at me, I was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken neck.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Luckily, Millie was okay although she had to lay in a neck-brace for eight hours before the hospital was able to release her.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur first race, we won Bronze, which is brilliant and we were chuffed to bits. The second day we won Gold and the third day we won Silver \u2013 completing the set. It was an incredible experience!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The fun doesn\u2019t stop there. Millie\u2019s next move is to do a week\u2019s training in Austria, then take part in the British National Championships in France with her and her guide having high ambitions to win. After that, she\u2019s off to Norway for the next World Cup and finally Sweden for the World Cup Finals. We have no doubt that Millie will do incredible things in the upcoming weeks. All of this competition is helping Millie achieve the ultimate goal of partaking in the 2022 Winter Paralympics.<\/p>\n Obviously Millie\u2019s sporting endeavours could take quite a big toll on her university studies. However, Millie has found the University\u2019s support and flexibility with her sporting career beyond helpful. When\u2019s she\u2019s on the slopes, the University has a \u2018note taker\u2019 that attends Millie\u2019s lectures and keeps her abreast of what\u2019s going on in her courses. This has massively helped Millie continue to achieve her medals.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a lot of support and the University is very flexible with letting me have the time off. They move my deadlines to when I\u2019m actually here which has been extremely helpful so I\u2019m able to focus on skiing then be able to do the work when I\u2019m back.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Millie is part of the Sports Scholarship programme and has reaped the benefit of the strength and training sessions, the Physiotherapy Clinic<\/a> as well as being able to train whenever it suits her.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Sports Scholarship programme is so good. I\u2019m loving all the support I receive from the whole team during my Strength and Conditioning sessions. Especially after my accident, it was wonderful to have the availability of Vicky in the Physiotherapy Clinic with her quality expertise.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Of course, accomplishments don\u2019t stop there. Millie went into university with an open mind and has tried to get involved in everything she had time for. Despite her Skiing Coach\u2019s fears, Millie has enlisted in not only one, but two University of Kent sports clubs: UKC Rowing and UKC Karate. It works out that Millie is back for a short break so she can compete in an upcoming BUCS Karate National in Kata and Kumite. Her only hope is that she has a good time.<\/p>\n Kent Sport congratulates Millie for her successes and is proud to have her as part of the team. Find out more about the Kent Sport scholarship programme<\/a>\u00a0and for more information about Millie, see her\u00a0profile.<\/a> If you would like to get active at Kent like Millie but don\u2019t know where to start, come and chat with our friendly reception team or pick up a copy of Active Kent from the Sport Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/files\/2020\/02\/medals.jpg\")
<\/a>Off to Slovenia, Millie was ready for her next challenge \u2013 \u2018GS\u2019 aka Giant Slalom. \u2018GS\u2019 is the second slowest slope with top speeds of 70km\/h \u2013 just a normal day in Millie\u2019s life. By this point, her guide Brett was well enough to ski with her. Millie received Bronze, Gold and Silver respectively for her races.<\/p>\nJuggling studies with sport<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Sports Scholarship programme<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Beyond skiing
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