Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
SB-UL |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Amy, daughter Avery |
Residence |
Silverthorne, CO, USA |
Occupation |
Student, Veteran |
Languages |
English |
Higher education |
Geology - Santa Monica College: United States |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up Para snowboard in 2012 in the United States of America. |
Why this sport? |
He took part in a snow sport programme organised through the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. "I signed up with Ski Spectacular, one of their trips. I'd only been snowboarding a few times before then, but when I went I guess I improved enough to be noticed by the coaches. After that they invited me to one of their camps." |
Club / Team |
Adaptive Action Sports: United States |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Jimmy (teamusa.org, 07 Mar 2018) |
Hobbies |
Mountain biking, skating, surfing, off-roading, camping, climbing, hiking. (teamusa.org, 07 Mar 2018) |
Injuries |
He tore his anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in August 2016. He underwent surgery in October and required six months of recovery. (Krystal 93 Radio, 12 Dec 2017) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Don't ever give up." (summitdaily.com, 02 May 2018) |
Impairment |
In July 2012 he was serving as an explosive ordinance disposal technician with the United States Marine Corps in Afghanistan. He was attempting to manually disarm an improvised explosive device [IED] when it exploded. His injuries resulted in the loss of vision in his left eye and the amputation of his lower right arm. (summitdaily.com, 06 Nov 2015; jimmysides.com, 12 Nov 2014) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a degree in geology and hydrology at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, CO, United States of America. (summitdaily.com, 02 May 2018) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2014/2015 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 8 |
2014/2015 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:42.60 |
Paralympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 15 |
2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 14 |
2018 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
58.11 |
World Cup Finals |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2015/2016 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 4 |
2015/2016 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 8 |
2015/2016 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:08.70 |
| 8 |
2017/2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:16.63 |
| 16 |
2017/2018 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:29.64 |
