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Para Nordic Skiing

Ruslan Reiter

Paralympian 2018, 2022

Athlete Bio 

Ruslan Reiter skis fast across the snow

Height

5'6"

Age

26

Hometown

Manchester, ME

Education

Maranacook Community High School (Readfield, Maine)

Classification: LW8

Quick Facts
  • Reiter was born with an underdeveloped right arm
  • Tried skiing for the first time when he was in seventh grade
  • Adopted from an orphanage in Yekaterinburg, Russia
  • Son of Michael Conley and Anne Reiter
  • Has one sister, Tonia.
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian
    • Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, 9th (4 x 2.5km Relay Open - Open), 10th (12.5km Freestyle - Standing - Men), 12th (10km Middle - Standing - Men, 1km Sprint Freestyle - Standing - Men, 6km Sprint - Standing - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 7th (4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed), 11th (12.5km Middle - Standing - Men), 15th (15km Individual - Standing - Men), 16th (7.5km Sprint - Standing - Men), 20th (1km Sprint Classic Style - Standing - Men)

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