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The Progress of our US Paralympians
03/18/10
The Progress of our US Paralympians
"whether you are blind,backwards,on one ski or three,we all have to use the same physics and biomechanics to make the ski turn and go down the hill" as told to Stephanie Victor by her first ski instructor.
Stephani became a double-leg above the knee amputee after an out of control car hit her when she was 26. After 11 reconstructive surgeries Stephani had her 1st lesson on a mono-ski.
Victor took her second silver medal in the giant slalom on Tuesday.
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
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