ParalympianPara Nordic Skiing

Drew Shea

Paralympian 2022

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Grace Miller On How She Went From A Paralympic Nordic Skier To Aspiring Healthcare Hero
The 23-year-old shares her story in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
Oct 30, 2023
1 YEAR SINCE THE PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES BEIJING 2022: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
It has been exactly one year since the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 came to a close with a beautiful closing ceremony. Team USA has spent the past two weeks highlighting eight top moments from the games featuring several phenomenal at...
May 16, 2023

Athlete Bio

Hometown

Vienna, VA

Education

St. Paul VI Catholic High School (Fairfax, Virg.) ‘16

Personal

Drew Shea started Para Nordic skiing as a way to help him recover after having his left hand amputated following an accident at age 21...He has since tried to soak up as much information about the sport as possible, even picking up pointers from teammate Dan Cnossen...A standing skier, he spent last winter training in Park City, Utah, and traveling regularly to Bozeman to compete in races...To his surprise, he qualified to compete in last year’s world cup in Slovenia...It was his first time skiing outside of the U.S. ...He named to the 2021-22 U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing Development Team...He now lives and trains in Bozeman.