 She was encouraged to take up cycling by Victorian Institute of Sport coach Glenn <unk> . The decision to transfer to cycling was made easier after her favorite athletics event the long jump was not included on the 2016 Rio Paralympics athletics program . Gallagher believes that track cycling is easier than downhill skiing . She said " " Being a skier , the guide is not connected to me like on a tandem and so I need to ski at high speeds under incredibly intense <unk> that constantly change . The velodrome is a stable environment . " At the 2016 UCI Para @-@ cycling Track World Championships in <unk> , Italy , Gallagher and her pilot Madison Janssen made their international debut . They won the gold medal in the Women 's Sprint B in world record time and the bronze medal in the Women 's 1 km Time Trial B. 
