Beth Requist

Quick Facts

• Requist proved to be a quick-study in the sport of Nordic skiing. With only two years of experience, she has already earned two world cup podiums
• Requist may appear humble and reserved, but she has a fiercely competitive and fearless side. On the anniversary of the cliff-jumping accident that left her paralyzed two and a half years ago, Requist commemorates the date by jumping even further - she goes skydiving
• Requist has been an athletic and adventurous person her whole life. Before her injury, Requist worked as a flight attendant and stayed active snowboarding, biking and running
• Within weeks of leaving the hospital, she was competing in handcycling races and contacting the National Sports Center for the Disabled to find out how she could get into a sit-ski.

Career Highlights

• 2014: Paralympic Winter Games, 16th 12km, 19th 1km sprint
• 2014: U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Championships, 2nd 6k biathlon, 3rd 10km, 4th 1km and 5km
• 2013: World Cup Cable, Wis., 3rd 15km, 3rd 1km, 5th 10km
• 2013: World Cup Canmore, 8th 6k, 10km and 12.5km biathlons, 13th 10km, 14th 5km
• 2014: Paralympic Winter Games, 16th 12km, 19th 1km sprint
• U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Championships, 2nd 6k biathlon, 3rd 10km, 4th 1km and 5km
• 2013: World Cup Cable, Wis., 3rd 15km, 3rd 1km, 5th 10km
• World Cup Canmore, 8th 6k, 10km and 12.5km biathlons, 13th 10km, 14th 5km

Paralympic Experience

• 1-time Paralympian;
• Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, 16th (12km - Sitting - Women), 19th (1km Sprint - Sitting - Women, 5km - Sitting - Women)