Alana Nichols became a spinal cord injured athlete after breaking her back in a snowboarding accident when she was 17. She began playing wheelchair basketball in college and moved onto the Parylympic team and also into skiing.
Alana Nichols won the Gold Medal in the Woman's sitting Giant Slalom. She is the first female US Paralympian to win gold in both the summer(wheelchair basketball,2008) and winter games. For more information on these and other U.S. Paralympic Athletes go to http://usparalympics.org/
The US Curling team has secured a place in the final game of the round robin after beating Japan. They will be playing Switzerland at 12:30 Thursday .You can watch it or a replay on paralympicsports.com
USA Sled hockey beats Japan and moves on to play Norway tonight in the semifinals. Don't miss this it will be so exciting. If you've never watched sled hockey this will be a great first time event!! Watch it at 7pm Thursday might on paralympicsports.com


WHEELCHAIR CURLING SLEDGE HOCKEY ALPINE SKIING
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING BIATHOLON ALPINE SKIING
THESE ARE MUST WATCH EVENTS! BE PREPARED TO BE awed,stimulated,inspired then just involved!!
ellie
