USA Luge's Emily Sweeney could call multiple states in the Northeast her home. While she spent significant time in Maine and Connecticut, she often attributes her hometown to Lake Placid, New York. It is a small mountain town known primarily for two th...
The first time 2018 Paralympic Snowboarding gold medalist Noah Elliott clipped into a snowboard was a “new awakening,” according to the 27-year-old. “It was like that this can be the new version of Noah,” he explained.But the road to get there was just...
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The first time U.S. bobsledder Azaria Hill raced down the famed track located in Lake Placid, New York, she thought it “wasn’t that bad.” But there was one small issue with her line of thinking. That run began from the non-Olympic starting point. “On t...
PARIS – On the final day of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024, Team USA’s Para powerlifters Bobby Body and Ashley Dyce both made their Paralympic debut, marking the first time in 24 years that the United States has had two athletes simultaneously competi...
PARIS — Revenge is a dish best served golden.In search of their third-straight gold medal, the U.S. women's sitting volleyball team flipped the script from its first game against China to end its quest with the ultimate reward. The squad dispatched its...
PARIS — Three-time Paralympian Brian Bell sparked Team USA’s fire with consecutive baskets, both coming off nice Jake Williams assists early in the second quarter. The 35-year-old veteran drew a foul on the second, converted the free throw and propelle...
PARIS — If anyone asks how Liana Mutia feels about being the world’s No. 1 ranked women’s -57 kg. J1 Para judo athlete, she would tell you the same thing.“I’m not an athlete.”Yet, her results on the tatami inside Champ de Mars Arena tell a different st...
PARIS — Lakeville, Minnesota’s Ian Seidenfeld knows nothing but podium finishes early into his Para Table Tennis career at the Paralympic Games.In front of a roaring crowd that used the metal bleachers for their drum sets, Seidenfeld battled Italy’s Ma...
ST. DENIS, France — Manifestation works.Before first-time Paralympian Noelle Malkamaki stepped foot into the shot put ring at Stade de France, she already held the world record in the women’s shot put F46. However, that wasn’t good enough for the Decat...
Complications from a disease forced Haxton to reinvent himself several times, including most recently as a paracanoeist.
PARIS – Ixhelt Gonzalez converted an uncontested lay-up off a sweet backdoor pass from Becca Murray to give Team USA a 53-50 lead over Great Britain. It was a defining moment and a lead that the U.S. wouldn’t relinquish over the final two minutes in a ...
The journey to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games Milano-Cortina 2026 has started for Team USA across the Olympic sports landscape. Officially, 116 medals will be awarded during the Games, seven more than were awarded during the Olympic Winter Games ...
For Para snowboarder Darian Haynes, everything is a waiting game.It’s not the same waiting game that able-bodied athletes are used to. Haynes doesn’t wait for scores to appear on an electronic screen for final times at the end of runs. Nor does she wai...
After a season full of twists and turns, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) is headed stateside for its final alpine skiing event. For the first time in FIS history, the World Cup Final will occur at Sun Valley Resort in beautiful Sun V...
The first time 2018 Paralympic Snowboarding gold medalist Noah Elliott clipped into a snowboard was a “new awakening,” according to the 27-year-old. “It was like that this can be the new version of Noah,” he explained.But the road to get there was just...
USA Luge's Emily Sweeney could call multiple states in the Northeast her home. While she spent significant time in Maine and Connecticut, she often attributes her hometown to Lake Placid, New York. It is a small mountain town known primarily for two th...
