Jade Etherington (born 9 March 1991) is a British former alpine skier who, with her
sighted guide
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Etherington was the flag bearer for Great Britain at the closing ceremony, despite rupturing an
ovarian cyst
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, which left her in a wheelchair for much of the day of the ceremony; she was able to walk and carry the flag having taken painkillers. After the end of the 2014 Winter Paralympics, she was unsure if she would continue competing at international level, saying "I don't really know what I want right now".
In November 2014, Etherington announced her retirement from the Paralympic alpine skiing programme, aged 23.