Love & Wheelchair Basketball
In honor of Pride Month, U.S. Paralympic couple Courtney Ryan and Josie Aslakson talked through how they got together.
0
GOLD
1
SILVER
1
BRONZE
Read moreRead less
Height
4'10"
Age
26
Hometown
Murray, UT
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Classification: 2.5
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Tiffanie and Sergio Ibanez
Has four sisters, Andrea, Elizabeth, her twin Elena, and Brook, and two brothers, Gabe and Isaac
Born with arthrogryposis, a condition that affects the joints in the lower body and makes them extremely stiff
Was introduced to wheelchair basketball in the Fall of 2013 and played with a varsity team in the juniors division of the NWBA until she graduated high school
Hobbies include reading, drawing (anything art-related), socializing with friends, and playing basketball
A huge fan of cinema and would like to be a tattoo apprentice someday.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Team - Women)
- Years of participation: Team - Women 2018, 2023
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 2023 (Team - Women)
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...
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 ...
Jake Williams Drops 22, Steve Serio Notches Triple-Double as Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Beats Spain, 66-56
PARIS – The U.S. men’s wheelchair basketball team’s quest for an unprecedented three-peat started off with a bang.Fending off a Spanish team that boasts a threatening offense, the U.S. capitalized on a two-minute Spain scoring drought late in the fourt...
Nothing Can Deter Brian Bell’s Pursuit Of A Wheelchair Basketball Three-Peat — Not Even TSA
A gold medal in Paris would make the U.S. wheelchair basketball team the first to win three straight golds in the sport.
