Staci Mannella

Quick Facts

• Mannella was born with achromatopsia, a congenital condition that seriously limits her visual acuity to three feet and causes extreme sensitivity to light
• When she was only four years old, she was skiing down the slopes holding onto a bamboo pole between two sighted skiers
• By the time Mannella was in fifth grade, she started racing and joined the Adaptive Sports Foundation Race Team at Windham Mountain Ski Resort in New York shortly after
• Mannella started skiing with the Paralympics in mind after meeting members of the U.S. Paralympics Alpine Skiing team at the Hartford Ski Spectacular in 2008
• Unique to her training, Mannella cross-trains in equestrian while in the off-season
• Daughter of Arron Manella and Susan Arnold
• Has two siblings, Matthew and Rachel
• Horseback riding also serves as her hobby
• Recipient of the 2023 Team USA Community Champions in partnership with Comcast award

Paralympic Experience

• 2-time Paralympian
  • Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, (Super Combined - Visually Impaired - Women), 9th (Slalom - Visually Impaired - Women), 10th (Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired - Women, Super-G - Visually Impaired - Women)
  • Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, 6th (Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired - Women, Slalom - Visually Impaired - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2017 – (Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired - Women, Slalom - Visually Impaired - Women), bronze (Super Combined - Visually Impaired - Women), 5th (Super-G - Visually Impaired - Women)
• Years of participation: Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired - Women 2017; Slalom - Visually Impaired - Women 2017; Super Combined - Visually Impaired - Women 2017; Super-G - Visually Impaired - Women 2017
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
  • Bronze – 2017 (Super Combined - Visually Impaired - Women)