Lauren Woolstencroft, a UVic ECE graduate, won five gold medals at the Winter Paralympics
March 22, 2010 - UVic alpine skier and alumna Lauren Woolstencroft set a new high for gold medals at a single Paralympic Games by winning five gold medals at the 2010 Games at Whistler, BC. Woolstencroft came first in all of her alpine skiing (standing) events - super-combined, downhill, slalom, giant slalom and super G.
Woolstencroft graduated from UVic with an electrical engineering degree in 2005, and has won a total of ten medals in her Paralympic career.
Additional coverage can be found at the UVic News. She was featured in an article in the autumn 2009 issue of the Torch alumni magazine.