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Michael |
| Sport |
Para snowboard |
| NPC |
United States
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| Gender | Men |
| Age | 30 |
| Place of Birth | Scranton, PA, USA |
| Height | 1.65 m |
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Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Classification |
SB-UL |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Virpi Jumisko |
Residence |
Frisco, CO, USA |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age seven after seeing other people snowboarding. |
Why this sport? |
"Snowboarding chose me. I don't just like it, I love it. Snowboarding is a part of me, it's who I am." |
Club / Team |
Adaptive Action Sports: Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2015 |
Competing for |
United States |
Tournament |
World Cup |
Location |
Landgraaf, NED |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Smeagol, Mike, Squirrel (paralympic.org, 26 Nov 2018; teamusa.org, 07 Mar 2018; Athlete, 04 Oct 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
US Para snowboarder Andrew Hale. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2016) |
Injuries |
In early 2020 he suffered an ankle injury while filming a skateboard video in Barcelona, Spain. (summitdaily.com, 11 Jul 2020)
In 2019 he suffered a fractured skull skateboarding at a skate park in Frisco, CO, United States of America. (summitdaily.com, 11 Jul 2020)
A knee injury prevented him from competing at the 2016 Winter X Games in Aspen, CO, United States of America. (teamusa.org, 29 Jan 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Make 'this' fun, make 'this' comfortable, and 'this' will make you a champion." (Athlete, 04 Oct 2016) |
Awards and honours |
He was named Athlete of the Month for November 2016 by the United States Olympic Committee [USOC]. (teamusa.org, 07 Dec 2016) |
Other sports |
He won bronze in Para skateboard at the 2019 X Games in Minneapolis, MN, United States of America. (summitdaily.com, 11 Jul 2020; bleacherreport.com, 05 Aug 2019) |
Impairment |
He was born missing his right forearm. He wore a prosthetic forearm and hand until he was age five, but then began to see it as a hindrance and stopped using it. (wnep.com, 02 Jun 2017; xgames.espn.com, 2016) |
Other information |
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2020 he began working as a terrain park supervisor at Elk Mountains in Colorado, United States of America. "I will be designing and building their parks for the season in between my training." (Instagram profile, 19 Oct 2020) |
| Competition Highlights (historical) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
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| 2 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:10.94 |
Paralympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
50.77 |
World Cup Finals |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2015/2016 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
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| 3 |
2015/2016 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
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| 2 |
2015/2016 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
59.43 |
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2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
DNS |
| 1 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
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