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Para Alpine Skiing

Allison Kunkel

Paralympian 2018

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'1"

Age

23

Hometown

Steamboat Springs, CO

Education

Steamboat Springs High School (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)

classification: LW6/8-2

Personal
Kunkel began skiing at age three after being introduced to the sport by her father...Daughter of Larry and Dawn Kunkel...Born with an underdeveloped right arm due to a congenital limb condition known as dysmelia...Hobbies include football, surfing and cheerleading.
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, (Downhill - Standing - Women, Slalom - Standing - Women, Super Combined - Standing - Women), 7th (Super-G - Standing - Women), 8th (Giant Slalom - Standing - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – 7th (Slalom - Standing - Women), 10th (Giant Slalom - Standing - Women)
  • Years of participation: Giant Slalom - Standing - Women 2017; Slalom - Standing - Women 2017
  • Top finish: 7th – 2017 (Slalom - Standing - Women)

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