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Paralympian Alana Nichols: A Golden Mono Skiing Debut

Paralympian Alana Nichols: A Golden Mono Skiing Debut

By Tara on March 19, 2010 | paralympics, skiing

Off the mountain, Paralympian Alana Nichols has a magnetism that draws people in. On the race course, she’s a force to reckon with.

Posted in Blog | Tagged paralympics, skiing | 2 Responses

John leads Danelle

Paralympic Skier Danelle Umstead

By Tara on March 17, 2010 | paralympics

First time Paralympian and visually impaired ski racer Danelle Umstead tests her “acquired adrenaline” in Whistler, B.C.

Posted in Blog | Tagged paralympics | 3 Responses

Australian three-tracker competing in Sestriere, Italy (Paralympic Games, 2004, photo credit: Joe Kusumoto Photography

Let the Paralympic Games Begin

By Tara on March 11, 2010 | paralympics

The Olympics have wrapped up, but the Games are far from over in Vancouver and Whistler. This Saturday, March 13, the Winter Paralympic Games begin, with more than 600 athletes from 40 countries competing for gold.

Posted in Blog | Tagged paralympics | 1 Response

“I was getting disqualified just jumping off the blocks. I really didn’t know what I was doing.”

Head Above Water

By Kristy on March 10, 2009 | April 2009, paralympics, Stories, Water

Less than a year removed from the streets of Baghdad and the April 2004 roadside explosion that took her left leg, Melissa Stockwell began chasing her Olympic dreams.

Posted in Profiles, Water | Tagged April 2009, paralympics, Stories, Water | Leave a response

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