U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing kicks off its pre-Paralympic season in Vuokatti, Finland, for the season-opening IBU Para Biathlon World Cup and FIS Para Cross-Country Skiing World Cup races. Seven-time Paralympic medalists Kendall Gretsch (Downers Grov...
Otis Loga, a 20-year-old Vermont native, was ready to get back on the snow again this month after spending this past summer training on dryland.That opportunity came when he joined a handful of other skiers for a weeklong training camp for developing a...
Members of the U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing national team will spend the month of November in Canmore, Alberta, getting in as much time on snow as possible to start the Para Nordic skiing season.They’ll train in Canmore for what’s expected to be an i...
Brittany Chadbourne is now able to laugh at the fear she felt as she raced downhill during a Para Nordic skiing competition in Montana toward the end of last season.A photographer captured the moment of Chadbourne with a terrified expression on her fac...
U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing has its own development race series in much the same way that Major League Baseball has a minor league system.The National Para Nordic Development Race Series was started in 2021 as a way to encourage adaptive skiers at a...
Every other week we scour the web for the latest going on in the world of U.S. Para Nordic skiing. Here’s what you missed!Oksana Masters Goes Wedding Dress ShoppingOksana Masters has stood atop the medal podium at both the Winter and Summer Paralympics...
Though Ty Wiberg isn’t having the typical college experience, it has gone well for him so far.Wiberg, who’s majoring in community health at Montana State, knows there are times when he can’t hang out with his friends in downtown Bozeman. That’s because...
Brittany Chadbourne was unsure of what to expect when she traveled to Europe for the first time in early September to train inside an underground ski tunnel.Chadbourne had never been inside a ski tunnel before she joined six other American sit and stan...
Oksana Masters and Aaron Pike are a Paralympic power couple that has been dubbed “Pikesana.” They’ve traveled around the globe — sometimes together as Para Nordic skiers and other times on their own to race in their respective summer sports.Kendall Gre...
In late July, eight Para Nordic skiers from across the country were attending a training camp in Bozeman, Montana, when they heard the news that Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Winter Paralympics.The announcement was a big deal for the group. It gave...
