18 Facts About Andy Bor

Andy Bor was born on 14 April 1963 and is an Australian former ski coach and sighted guide for visually impaired skiers.

Andy Bor was a coach at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, and was Melissa Perrine's guide skier at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver and 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.

Andy Bor first skied with her in competition at the IPC North America Cup in Colorado, in 2009, where the pair finished second in the super-G.

At an August 2011 Winter Games IPC event at Coronet Peak, Perrine and Bor finished first in the women's slalom visually impaired event.

Andy Bor has retired from competitive skiing and lives on the Gold Coast with his wife, herself a former Canadian winter Paralympian.

At the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, Andy Bor served as an Australian assistant coach.

Andy Bor first skied with Perrine at a World Cup event in January 2010 where they finished fourth.

Andy Bor first skied with Perrine in 2009 in competition at the IPC North America Cup in Colorado, where the pair finished second in the super-G.

Andy Bor was officially named to the Australian 2010 Winter Paralympics team in November 2009.

Andy Bor finished seventh in the visually impaired super-G, approximately 12.54 seconds behind gold medal-winning Slovak skier Henrieta Farkasova.

Andy Bor skied with Perrine at the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Sestriere, where Perrine won a silver medal in the downhill and bronze medals in super-G and super combined.

At an August 2011 Winter Games IPC event at Coronet Peak, she and Andy Bor finished first in the women's slalom visually impaired event with a time of 1:58.63, about 50 seconds faster than the event's silver medallist, Jae Rim Yang skier with guide Ko Woon Chung.

Andy Bor was Perrine's guide at a February 2012 World Cup event in Italy in the slalom, and finished third.

Andy Bor won a silver medal in the giant slalom, with a combined run time of 2:28.13, ten seconds behind the gold medallist.

At the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Andy Bor was again Melissa Perrine's guide.

Andy Bor finished fourth in the women's downhill for visually impaired, and did not finish in three other events.

Andy Bor was disqualified after the slalom leg of the women's super combined for wearing a visor which was taped to her helmet in order to keep rain from her goggles.

Andy Bor indicated that it was an honest mistake and there was no intention to cheat.