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| DRUGAN
Ravi |
| Sport |
Freestyle Skiing, Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard |
| NPC |
United States
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| Gender | Men |
| Age | 30 |
| Place of Birth | Eugene, OR, USA |
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Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
LW12-2 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Eugene, OR, USA |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began Para skiing in 2009 with his father at Hoodoo Ski Area in Oregon, United States of America. |
Why this sport? |
He initially raced autocross with the Emerald Empire Sports Club in Eugene, OR, United States of America. He had no sport to compete in during the winter months though, which led him to take up Para skiing through the Oregon Adaptive Sports programme following his parents' advice. "Without skiing, I'd be pretty lost. I used to skateboard every day. So to all of a sudden wake up and [realise] you can't do everything you used to do, you have to relearn stuff. Skiing gave me all that back, mobility, and I get to go ride in the park and hit rails and jumps. I'm almost more able-bodied on the mountain on my [mono] ski." |
Club / Team |
Oregon Adaptive Sports: Bend, OR, USA |
Coach from which country? |
United States |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Skiing, autocross, camping. (Facebook page, 17 Jan 2017) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze at the 2015 Winter X Games in Aspen, CO, United States of America. (king5.com, 04 Jan 2017) |
Hero / Idol |
US freestyle skier Glen Plake, US skier Seth Morrison. (ravidrugan.wordpress.com, 08 Feb 2012) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"It's all about days and hours on the snow. The more days, the better you'll be. Try to push yourself every day and do something new every day. Ski hard and ski fast and take some chances. It's just being able to get out there and realise that you can still do fun things. When I was younger I always wanted to be a pro skateboarder. Now I'm an X Games athlete, which is kind of what I wished for. So I'm like, well, shoot, I guess I've kind of got a good life here, right?” (bendbulletin.com, 08 Feb 2015) |
Other sports |
He won a number of trophies in autocross before he took up para-skiing in 2009. (ravidrugan.wordpress.com, 08 Feb 2012) |
Impairment |
He was hit by a train in 2004, which resulted in both of his legs being amputated above the knee. (dopemagazine.com, 01 Oct 2016) |
| Competition Highlights (historical) |
WSF World Championships - Para snowboard |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2011/2012 |
Snowboardcross - Sitting |
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World Cup (Veysonnaz) - Para alpine skiing |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2019/2020 |
Super-G - Sitting |
1:14.39 |
| 13 |
2019/2020 |
Super-G - Sitting |
1:17.04 |
| 9 |
2019/2020 |
Super-G - Sitting |
1:16.68 |
| 12 |
2019/2020 |
Giant Slalom - Sitting |
2:26.11 |
| 16 |
2019/2020 |
Giant Slalom - Sitting |
2:19.04 |
| 9 |
2019/2020 |
Slalom - Sitting |
1:46.23 |
| 9 |
2019/2020 |
Slalom - Sitting |
1:44.81 |
| 7 |
2019/2020 |
Slalom - Sitting |
1:48.83 |
| 13 |
2019/2020 |
Giant Slalom - Sitting |
2:17.11 |
| 10 |
2019/2020 |
Giant Slalom - Sitting |
2:21.27 |
| 10 |
2019/2020 |
Giant Slalom - Sitting |
2:34.44 |
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2019/2020 |
Slalom - Sitting |
DNF |
| 11 |
2019/2020 |
Slalom - Sitting |
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