Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He has been snowboarding since 2011. |
Why this sport? |
He had been skateboarding since age five, which he feels prepared him for snowboarding. "I describe
snowboarding as skateboarding on steroids." |
Club / Team |
Adaptive Action Sports [AAS] Snowboarding Team: Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
Name of coach |
Daniel Gale [club]; Mia Wheeler [national] |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Football, dirt bike racing. (wlky.com, 13 Dec 2012) |
Injuries |
In 2011 he suffered concussion playing American football. He was playing again in two weeks time. (cknj.com, 23 Oct 2011) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
He hopes to inspire others through his sporting achievements. "“I want to show people missing arms and legs that you can’t just give up. You have to keep trying at what you want to do and I really want to inspire people to never give up.” (wlky.com, 13 Dec 2012) |
Ambitions |
“To me, growing up as an athlete would be one of my biggest goals in life, to get a medal at the Paralympics, and really succeed. From there I could open so many doors." (wlky.com, 13 Dec 2012) |
Impairment |
He was born with a clubbed foot and a partially developed arm. (wlky.com, 13 Dec 2012) |
