Book Anna Turney - Contact speaker agent

Fee Band

Conference Speakers£1k to £2.5k
Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance

Anna dreamed of representing her country as an Olympic snowboarder, but then broke her spine in a training accident. She reappraised her goals and learned to mono-ski, finishing sixth in Vancouver and fourth in Sochi. Anna talks about the journey, the fear of trying to ski again and the need for single-minded focus. Whilst friendly competition is key to team morale, she also explains how being beaten by less talented sportspeople is a great motivator.

Client Feedback

“She had the most amazing presence, quite overwhelming.”

Windsor High School and Sixth Form

Biography

Anna Turney is a paralympic skier and was a member of the most successful GB Winter Paralympic team to date.

A passionate snowboarder, it was Anna’s dream to represent Great Britain at the Winter Olympics. However, the dream ended when, whilst training in Japan, Anna overshot a 30 foot tabletop (a steep sided up and down jump with a long flat middle section). The accident left Anna with a broken spine and facing life in a wheelchair.

After the shock of never being able to pursue her dreams, Anna reappraised what life in a wheelchair might hold and started investigating mono-skiing. With utter determination she raced through rehab and spent the anniversary of her accident on the snow learning to mono-ski in Colorado. She was later talent-spotted in France by the GB Team coaches, and Anna joined them in training. Having watched the Torino Winter Olympics from her hospital bed, just four years later, Anna finished sixth in the Vancouver Olympics 2010. She went on to compete in three separate competitions in the 2014 Sochi Paralympics.

Anna talks about the journey, the fear of trying to ski again and the need for single-minded focus. Whilst friendly competition is key to team morale, she also explains how being beaten by less talented sportspeople is a great motivator.

Anna has also competed at World and European championships. She now focuses on fund raising for Disability Snowsport UK and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust.

Contact

We’re on hand to help you find the perfect speaker, presenter or performer for your events. Call or email our London office and use our agents' experience to expertly match you with the right person for your programme!

Name*:

Email*:

Phone:

Company:

Name/Type of speaker:

Details:

From time to time we send out emails announcing new speakers and free tickets to our showcase events including Speakers Breakfasts and the JLA Real Variety Show. Please tick the box below if you would like to receive these emails.

Don't miss anything!

We will never share the data you submit here with a third party. Information is stored in a database in order to service your enquiry, but is deleted once it is no longer required. You may request to have this data removed at any time.