2026 Olympic Hopeful Sammy Smith Is A Multi-Sport Phenomenon
The 2025 national champion in the classic sprint race is seeking a roster spot for Milano-Cortina 2026.
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Monobob Champion Kaysha Love Reflects on the Coach Behind Her Success: Brian Shimer
Kaysha Love remembers her first track walks as a bobsled pilot on the IBSF World Cup tour. She only had one season under her belt in the driver’s seat — after spending her first two seasons in the sport as a brakewoman. And she had never heard the term...
Women’s Doubles Luge Olympic Debut: Watch For Chevonne Forgan & Sophia Kirkby
In 2022, at the first world championship for women’s doubles luge, Team USA’s Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby won a bronze medal. They had been sliding together for less than two years.They won another bronze medal at the 2024 FIL World Championships...
U.S. Para Snowboarder Noah Elliott is out for Revenge
The first time 2018 Paralympic Snowboarding gold medalist Noah Elliott clipped into a snowboard was a “new awakening,” according to the 27-year-old. “It was like that this can be the new version of Noah,” he explained.But the road to get there was just...
Team USA Para powerlifters make Paralympic debut
PARIS, France – On the final day of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024, Team USA’s Para powerlifters Bobby Body and Ashley Dyce both made their Paralympic debut, marking the first time in 24 years that the United States has had two athletes simultaneously...
The Three-Peat is Complete for U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball
PARIS — Revenge is a dish best served golden.In search of their third-straight gold medal, the U.S. women's sitting volleyball team flipped the script from its first game against China to end its quest with the ultimate reward. The squad dispatched its...
U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Onward To Gold Medal Game After Trouncing Canada, As Veteran Brian Bell Stars
PARIS — Three-time Paralympian Brian Bell sparked Team USA’s fire with consecutive baskets, both coming off nice Jake Williams assists early in the second quarter. The 35-year-old veteran drew a foul on the second, converted the free throw and propelle...
Self-Described “Non-Athlete” Liana Mutia Wins Para Judo Silver
PARIS — If anyone asks how Liana Mutia feels about being the world’s No. 1 ranked women’s -57 kg. J1 Para judo athlete, she would tell you the same thing.“I’m not an athlete.”Yet, her results on the tatami inside Champ de Mars Arena tell a different st...
Two Paralympics, Two Medals for U.S. Para Table Tennis Athlete Ian Seidenfeld. This time, It’s Bronze
PARIS — Lakeville, Minnesota’s Ian Seidenfeld knows nothing but podium finishes early into his Para Table Tennis career at the Paralympic Games.In front of a roaring crowd that used the metal bleachers for their drum sets, Seidenfeld battled Italy’s Ma...
A World Record, A Historic Record and Two Long Jump Medals: U.S. Para Track & Field Athletes Keep Showing Out in Paris
ST. DENIS, France — Manifestation works.Before first-time Paralympian Noelle Malkamaki stepped foot into the shot put ring at Stade de France, she already held the world record in the women’s shot put F46. However, that wasn’t good enough for the Decat...
Constant Reinvention Has Blake Haxton Competing in Paris, Ready To Race His Canoe To History
Complications from a disease forced Haxton to reinvent himself several times, including most recently as a paracanoeist.
U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Survives Scare From Great Britain To Advance to Semifinal
PARIS – Ixhelt Gonzalez converted an uncontested lay-up off a sweet backdoor pass from Becca Murray to give Team USA a 53-50 lead over Great Britain. It was a defining moment and a lead that the U.S. wouldn’t relinquish over the final two minutes in a ...
Mental Health Awareness: How Maddy Schaffrick Retired a Decade ago to Come Back Stronger Than Ever
When Maddy Schaffrick retired from professional snowboarding at just 20 years old, it wasn’t because her body gave out — it was because her mind did. A rising star who had been competing internationally since age 14, Schaffrick walked away from the spo...
2026 Olympic Hopeful Sammy Smith Is A Multi-Sport Phenomenon
The 2025 national champion in the classic sprint race is seeking a roster spot for Milano-Cortina 2026.
Monobob Champion Kaysha Love Reflects on the Coach Behind Her Success: Brian Shimer
Kaysha Love remembers her first track walks as a bobsled pilot on the IBSF World Cup tour. She only had one season under her belt in the driver’s seat — after spending her first two seasons in the sport as a brakewoman. And she had never heard the term...
Hispanic Heritage Month: Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez Hope to Carve a New Path To Milan
In the world of figure skating, where grace and grit blend seamlessly on ice, Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez have carved out a space uniquely their own. As the first fully Hispanic pair to compete for the U.S. at the world championships, th...
Hispanic Heritage Month: Maria Celia Laborde’s Journey from Cuba to Team USA
When Maria Celia Laborde stepped onto the mat in France for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, she did so as a proud representative of the United States. But, her journey began thousands of miles away in Cuba — shaped by hardship, perseverance, and an unsha...
