Jill Kinmont (current name: Jill Kinmont Boothe) (born February 16 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is a former top skiier. Jill Kinmont was a shoo-in for the 1956 Winter Olympics until her downhill accident during the tryouts in Alta, Utah in 1955 resulted in paralysis from the neck down. The accident occurred the same week that Kinmont was featured on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" magazine. Wikipedia
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Graduated from Bishop High School in Bishop, California in 1953. While trying out for the U.S. Olympic Ski Team on January 25, 1955 in Alta, Utah, she hit a tree, which left her a C-5/6 quadriplegic, leaving her paralyzed from the shoulders down. Graduate www.imdb.com/name/nm0455680/