Disability Pride Month is a time to recognize the history, achievements and experiences of people living with disabilities. It reminds us that disability is a natural part of human diversity, not a deficit or a condition that needs a fix.Team USA’s Par...
By the time freeskier Nick Goepper stood atop the X Games superpipe in January 2025, he wasn’t just making a comeback — he was redefining what it means to return.At 31, the Fort Wayne, Ind. native had already stepped away from the sport once, feeling b...
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...
PARIS, France – 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...
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 ...
Liam Corrigan, Justin Best, Nick Mead, and Michael Grady reflect on their historic Paris 2024 moment and future plans
The Paris silver medalist reflects on her race and current status
Disability Pride Month is a time to recognize the history, achievements and experiences of people living with disabilities. It reminds us that disability is a natural part of human diversity, not a deficit or a condition that needs a fix.Team USA’s Par...
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Hall of Fame Class of 2025 is welcoming one of track and field’s most iconic figures: Allyson Felix. The Los Angeles native and five-time Olympian stands among a groundbreaking group of inductees...
For the past several Olympic Games, American women have outpaced the men in the medal count. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s Hall of Fame Class of 2025 is no different. Of the eight individual Olympic and Paralympic athletes being inducted in...
