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5'7"
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Aurora, CO
Colorado Early College (Aurora, Colo.)
Malik Jones was introduced to sled hockey at the age of seven when his grandmother discovered a local program. Jones, who was born without shinbones and had both his legs amputated at 10 months old, tried a variety of sports growing up, including wheelchair tennis, fencing, cycling and archery, but he was drawn to the team amaraderie of sled hockey.
Jones became the second Black athlete to represent the U.S. in sled hockey at the Paralympics when he was part of the gold medal team at the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
When he is not on the ice, he enjoys cooking, and his favorite meal is Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and broccoli.
Some of Team USA’s biggest Paralympic stars just seem to stick around. Among the 67 U.S. athletes who competed at the recent Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, 40 of them had previous Paralympic experience. Yet the 27 athletes, including one guide...
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History is being made this weekend.For the third time in its 12-year history, the U.S. is hosting the World Para Ice Hockey Championships on home soil. Additionally, Team USA will be broadcasting games as its first-ever livestream of an event on its we...
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