United States at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
United States at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | |||||||||
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IPC code | USA | ||||||||
NPC | United States Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
Website |
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in Vancouver | |||||||||
Competitors | 50 in 5[1] sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Heath Calhoun (opening)[2] Monte Meier (closing)[3] | ||||||||
Medals Ranked 6th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances | |||||||||
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. A total of 50 U.S. competitors took part in all five sports.[1] The American delegation included five former members of the U.S. military, including a veteran of the Iraq War (Heath Calhoun) and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan (Andy Soule).[1]
The United States finished sixth in the gold medal and fifth in the total medal count. U.S. coverage of the 2010 Paralympic Games was provided primarily by the Universal Sports Television Network.[4]
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics had their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[5][6] Each Paralympic sport then had its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events were given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Events with "B" in the code were for athletes with visual impairment, codes LW1 to LW9 were for athletes who stood to compete, and LW10 to LW12 were for athletes who competed sitting down.[7] In biathlon events, which contained a target shooting component, blind and visually impaired athletes were able to compete through the use of acoustic signals, whose signal intensity varied dependent upon whether or not the athlete was on target.[8]
Medalists
The following American athletes won medals at the games; all dates are for March 2010.[9] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.
Alpine skiing
On February 26, 2010, U.S. Paralympics nominated a team of 14 men and 10 women (plus three guides) to compete in alpine skiing.
- Men[10]
Athlete | Event | Class | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
Mark Bathum Guide: Slater Storey |
Downhill, visually impaired | B 3 | N/A | 1:18.63 | ||||
Giant slalom, visually impaired | B 3 | Disqualified | -- | |||||
Slalom, visually impaired | B 3 | 53.04 | 9 | 1:17.41 | 11 | 2:10.45 | 11 | |
Super combined, visually impaired | B 3 | Super-G Did not finish |
-- | |||||
Super-G, visually impaired | B 3 | N/A | 1:23.05 | 4 | ||||
Carl Burnett | Giant slalom, sitting | LW 11 | 1:27.05 | 16 | 1:29.40 | 15 | 2:56.45 | 14 |
Slalom, sitting | LW 11 | 53.99 | 18 | 59.28 | 9 | 1:53.27 | 9 | |
Super combined, sitting | LW 11 | Super-G 1:37.95 |
15 | Slalom 53.10 |
8 | 2:31.05 | 12 | |
Super-G, sitting | LW 11 | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
Heath Calhoun | Slalom, sitting | LW 12–2 | Did not finish | -- | ||||
Super-G, sitting | LW 12–2 | N/A | 1:24.77 | 8 | ||||
Super combined, sitting | LW 12–2 | Super-G 1:23.66 |
4 | Slalom 55.33 |
11 | 2:18.99 | 10 | |
Nicholas Catanzarite | Giant slalom, sitting | LW 10–1 | 1:50.92 | 34 | 1:46.76 | 23 | 3:37.68 | 23 |
Super-G, sitting | LW 10–1 | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
Christopher Devlin-Young | Downhill, sitting | LW 12–1 | N/A | 1:22.65 | 13 | |||
Giant slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 1:24.96 | 12 | Did not finish | -- | |||
Slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 54.05 | 19 | Did not finish | -- | |||
Super combined, sitting | LW 12–1 | Super-G 1:24.01 |
6 | Slalom 52.70 |
7 | 2:16.71 | 7 | |
Super-G, sitting | LW 12–1 | N/A | 1:21.00 | 4 | ||||
Ralph Green | Giant slalom, standing | LW 2 | 1:23.97 | 30 | 1:24.99 | 29 | 2:48.96 | 29 |
Slalom, standing | LW 2 | 58.11 | 22 | 58.67 | 24 | 1:56.78 | 22 | |
Super-G, standing | LW 2 | N/A | Disqualified | |||||
Gerald Hayden | Giant slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 1:27.32 | 18 | Did not finish | -- | ||
Slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 50.61 | 8 | 1:06.43 | 22 | 1:57.04 | 16 | |
Ian Jansing | Giant slalom, standing | LW 9–2 | 1:23.49 | 28 | 1:29.30 | 34 | 2:52.79 | 32 |
Monte Meier | Downhill, standing | LW 2 | N/A | 1:28.48 | 22 | |||
Slalom, standing | LW 2 | 55.31 | 10 | 53.98 | 4 | 1:49.29 | 8 | |
Super combined, standing | LW 2 | Super-G 1:33.07 |
16 | Slalom 51.13 |
7 | 2:24.20 | 14 | |
Super-G, standing | LW 2 | N/A | 1:31.91 | 27 | ||||
George Sansonetis | Downhill, standing | LW 9–2 | N/A | 1:28.47 | 21 | |||
Giant slalom, standing | LW 9–2 | 1:22.94 | 26 | 1:22.48 | 26 | 2:45.42 | 27 | |
Slalom, standing | LW 9–2 | Disqualified | -- | |||||
Super-G, standing | LW 9–2 | N/A | 1:35.74 | 31 | ||||
Joseph Tompkins | Downhill, sitting | LW 11 | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
Tyler Walker | Downhill, sitting | LW 12–1 | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
Giant slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 1:27.07 | 17 | 1:35.49 | 18 | 3:02.56 | 16 | |
Slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 53.24 | 14 | 1:00.10 | 13 | 1:53.34 | 10 | |
Super-G, sitting | LW 12–1 | N/A | 1:29.28 | 22 | ||||
Bradley Washburn | Downhill, standing | LW 4 | N/A | 1:26.40 | 14 | |||
Giant slalom, standing | LW 4 | 1:16.97 | 17 | 1:17.88 | 16 | 2:34.85 | 16 | |
Slalom, standing | LW 4 | 54.82 | 8 | 54.79 | 10 | 1:49.61 | 9 | |
Super-G, standing | LW 4 | N/A | 1:27.93 | 17 | ||||
John Whitney | Giant slalom, standing | LW 2 | 1:23.67 | 29 | 1:23.50 | 28 | 2:47.17 | 28 |
Slalom, standing | LW 2 | 59.61 | 27 | 57.68 | 22 | 1:57.29 | 23 | |
Super-G, standing | LW 2 | N/A | 1:32.97 | 28 |
- Women[10]
Athlete | Event | Class | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
Allison Jones | Downhill, standing | LW 2 | N/A | 1:32.32 | 6 | |||
Giant slalom, standing | LW 2 | 1:23.07 | 7 | 1:29.19 | 13 | 2:52.26 | 9 | |
Slalom, standing | LW 2 | 1:01.12 | 7 | 1:00.07 | 4 | 2:01.19 | 5 | |
Super combined, standing | LW 2 | Super-G 1:38.07 |
8 | Slalom 58.66 |
2 | 2:36.73 | 5 | |
Super-G, standing | LW 2 | N/A | 1:38.84 | 9 | ||||
Ricci Kilgore | Giant slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 1:40.47 | 9 | 1:36.97 | 7 | 3:17.44 | 6 |
Slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 1:18.64 | 8 | Disqualified | -- | |||
Luba Lowery | Giant slalom, sitting | LW 12–2 | 1:41.06 | 10 | 1:45.24 | 9 | 3:26.30 | 9 |
Slalom, sitting | LW 12–2 | 1:20.48 | 9 | 1:23.01 | 8 | 2:43.49 | 7 | |
Alana Nichols | Downhill, sitting | LW 11 | N/A | 1:23.31 | ||||
Giant slalom, sitting | LW 11 | 1:28.04 | 1 | 1:29.53 | 1 | 2:57.57 | ||
Slalom, sitting | LW 11 | 1:31.07 | 11 | 1:15.34 | 5 | 2:46.41 | 8 | |
Super combined, sitting | LW 11 | Super-G 1:40.58 |
2 | Slalom 1:06.96 |
5 | 2:47.54 | ||
Super-G, sitting | LW 11 | N/A | 1:36.68 | |||||
Hannah Pennington | Giant slalom, standing | LW 3–2 | 1:40.82 | 16 | 1:37.58 | 15 | 3:18.40 | 15 |
Slalom, standing | LW 3–2 | 1:12.93 | 17 | 1:11.31 | 16 | 2:24.24 | 16 | |
Caitlyn Sarubbi Guide: Gwynn Watkins |
Downhill, visually impaired | B 3 | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
Giant slalom, visually impaired | B 3 | Super-G 1:44.57 |
10 | Slalom 1:39.05 |
6 | 3:23.62 | 6 | |
Slalom, visually impaired | B 3 | 1:05.10 | 7 | Did not finish | – | |||
Super combined, visually impaired | B 3 | 1:57.53 | 6 | 1:04.49 | 4 | 3:02.02 | 6 | |
Super-G, visually impaired | B 3 | N/A | 1:50.33 | 8 | ||||
Laurie Stephens | Downhill, sitting | LW 12–1 | N/A | 1:28.26 | ||||
Giant slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 1:34.56 | 4 | 1:34.60 | 5 | 3:09.16 | 5 | |
Slalom, sitting | LW 12–1 | 1:09.96 | 6 | 1:18.93 | 6 | 2:28.89 | 5 | |
Super combined, sitting | LW 12–1 | Super-G 1:46.79 |
5 | Slalom 1:06.22 |
3 | 2:53.01 | 5 | |
Super-G, sitting | LW 12–1 | N/A | 1:38.38 | 4 | ||||
Elitsa Storey | Downhill, standing | LW 2 | N/A | Did not start | ||||
Giant slalom, standing | LW 2 | Did not finish | -- | |||||
Slalom, standing | LW 2 | 1:09.76 | 15 | Did not start | -- | |||
Danelle Umstead Guide: Rob Umstead |
Downhill, visually impaired | B 2 | N/A | 1:30.18 | ||||
Giant slalom, visually impaired | B 2 | 1:37.90 | 7 | 2:03.74 | 8 | 3:41.64 | 8 | |
Slalom, visually Impaired | B 2 | Did not finish | -- | |||||
Super combined, visually impaired | B 2 | Super-G 1:41.70 |
3 | Slalom 1:07.05 |
6 | 2:48.75 | ||
Super-G, visually impaired | B 2 | N/A | 1:40.62 | 4 | ||||
Stephani Victor | Downhill, sitting | LW 12–2 | N/A | 1:36.99 | 4 | |||
Giant slalom, sitting | LW 12–2 | 1:29.49 | 2 | 1:32.29 | 3 | 3:01.78 | ||
Slalom, sitting | LW 12–2 | 1:04.57 | 1 | 1:08.06 | 2 | 2:12.63 | ||
Super combined, sitting | LW 12–2 | Super-G 1:38.46 |
1 | Slalom 1:02.25 |
1 | 2:40.71 | ||
Super-G, sitting | LW 12–2 | N/A | 1:40.36 | 6 |
Biathlon
Two U.S. competitors participated in the biathlon. Both are also members of the U.S. cross-country skiing team.[1] Andy Soule, a veteran of the War in Afghanistan, won the bronze medal in men's 2.4 km sitting pursuit on the opening day of the Paralympics, becoming the first American to win a biathlon medal in the either the Olympic or the Paralympic Winter Games.[11][12]
Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Final | ||||||
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Calculated time | Missed shots | Result | Rank | Calculated time | Missed shots | Result | Rank | ||||
Andy Soule | Men's 2.4 km Pursuit, sitting | LW12 | 100 | 8:38.48 | 0+0 | 8:38.48 | 3 Q | 1+0 | 10:53.01 | ||
Men's 12.4 km, sitting | LW12 | 100 | N/A | 44:26.2 | 0+0+0+0 | 44:26.2 | 4 | ||||
Kelly Underkofler | Women's 3km Pursuit, standing | LW8 | 97 | 11:40.43 | 1+0 | 12:00.43 | 8 Q | 1+0 | 14:39.00 | 9 | |
Women's 12.5 km, standing | LW8 | 97 | N/A | 49:44.1 | 1+1+0+0 | 51:44.1 | 9 |
Cross-country skiing
The cross-country skiing team consists of four men and two women. Two of the skiers, Andy Soule and Kelly Underkofler, will also be competing in the biathlon.[1]
- Calculated time
To ensure a fair event when athletes with differing disabilities compete, times achieved were sometimes modified by a percentage rate, to produce a result known as "Calculated Time". It is this time that decided the result of the races, and is listed below. Where this differs from the real time recorded, real time is also listed.[13]
- Men
Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Sean Halsted | 1 km sprint sitting | LW11.5 | 98 | CT: 2:18.72 RT: 2:21.55 |
10 | Did not advance | 10 | ||
10km sitting | LW11.5 | N/A | CT: 28:35.8 RT: 29:10.8 |
7 | |||||
15km sitting | LW11.5 | N/A | CT: 43:25.6 RT: 44:18.8 |
9 | |||||
Chris Klebl | 1 km sprint sitting | LW11 | 94 | CT: 2:18.39 RT: 2:27.22 |
9 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
10km sitting | LW11 | N/A | CT: 29:39.7 RT: 31:33.3 |
16 | |||||
15km sitting | LW11 | N/A | CT: 43:13.7 RT: 45:59.3 |
8 | |||||
Greg Mallory | 1 km sprint sitting | LW11 | 94 | CT: 2:21.89 RT: 2:30.95 |
18 | Did not advance | 18 | ||
10km sitting | LW11 | N/A | CT: 30:35.3 RT: 32:32.4 |
24 | |||||
15km sitting | LW11 | N/A | CT: 46:30.6 RT: 46:30.6 |
26 | |||||
Andy Soule | 1 km sprint sitting | LW12 | 100 | 2:19.77 | 11 | Did not advance | 11 | ||
10km sitting | LW12 | N/A | 29:18.7 | 12 | |||||
15km sitting | LW12 | N/A | 43:32.8 | 10 |
- Women
Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Monica Bascio | 1 km sprint sitting | LW11 | 94 | CT: 2:43.73 RT: 2:54.18 |
8 Q | CT: 2:56.90 RT: 3:08.19 |
4 | Did not advance | 8 |
5km sitting | LW11 | N/A | CT: 16:32.4 RT: 17:35.7 |
10 | |||||
10km sitting | LW11 | N/A | CT: 34:33.9 RT: 36:46.3 |
9 | |||||
Kelly Underkofler | 1 km sprint classic standing | LW8 | 92 | CT: 4:51.17 RT: 5:16.49 |
Did not advance | 13 | |||
5km classic standing | LW8 | N/A | CT: 18:37.2 RT: 20:14.3 |
10 | |||||
15km free standing | LW8 | N/A | CT: 58:19.6 RT: 1:00:07.8 |
8 |
- Key
- RT = real time
- CT = calculated time
Ice sledge hockey
The U.S. qualified for sledge hockey (also known as sled hockey) at the 2010 Paralympics by winning the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.[14][15] USA Hockey nominated the 15-member sledge hockey team on December 15, 2009 pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee.[16] With a win over Japan in the gold medal game on March 20, 2010, the U.S. captured its second-ever gold medal in the sport.[17] The team did not allow a goal in the tournament, outscoring its opponents by a total of 19 to 0. Alexi Salamone, born with deformed legs due to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and later adopted by an American family, was the leading scorer for the U.S. with four goals and eight points in five games.[18]
Squad list | Group stage (Pool A)[19] | Semifinal | Final | ||
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Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |
From:
Mike Blabac
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South Korea W 5–0 |
1 Q | Norway W 3–0 |
Japan W 2–0 |
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Czech Republic W 3–0 | |||||
Japan W 6–0 |
Wheelchair curling
The U.S. team qualified for the 2010 Paralympic wheelchair curling tournament based on their performance in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.[20] After two straight losses in the playoff round, the team finished in fourth place.
Team
The team is as follows:[21]
Skip: Augusto Perez
Third: Patrick McDonald
Second: James Pierce
Lead: Jacqui Kapinowski
Alternate: James Joseph
Coach: Steve Brown
Standings
Country | Skip | W | L |
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Canada | Armstrong, JimJim Armstrong | 7 | 2 |
United States | Perez, AugustoAugusto Perez | 7 | 2 |
South Korea | Kim, HaksungHaksung Kim | 6 | 3 |
Italy | Tabanelli, AndreaAndrea Tabanelli | 5 | 4 |
Sweden | Jungnell, JalleJalle Jungnell | 5 | 4 |
Norway | Lorentzen, RuneRune Lorentzen | 3 | 6 |
Great Britain | McCreadie, MichaelMichael McCreadie | 3 | 6 |
Germany | Jaeger, JensJens Jaeger | 3 | 6 |
Japan | Nakajima, YojiYoji Nakajima | 3 | 6 |
Switzerland | Bolliger, ManfredManfred Bolliger | 3 | 6 |
Round robin results
The United States finished with a 7–2 win-loss record, in second place.[22]
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Semifinals
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
United States (Perez) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5
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South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7
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Bronze medal game
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
United States (Perez) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5
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Sweden (Jungnell) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7
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Media coverage
U.S. coverage of the 2010 Paralympic Games was provided primarily by the Universal Sports Television Network. A nightly two-hour show covering daily competition was broadcast from March 15–23, and on-demand replays were offered on UniversalSports.com.[4] Daily video highlights were also available at the official website of the U.S. Paralympic Team, usparalympics.org. NBC showed a one-hour program covering the Opening Ceremony on March 13, and will show a two-hour highlights program on April 10.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bourrgeois, Beth (February 26, 2010). "USOC Names the 2010 U.S. Paralympic Winter Games Team; 50 Athletes to Compete in Vancouver". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ↑ Blanchard, Jamie (March 11, 2010). "Heath Calhoun named U.S. flag bearer for Opening Ceremonies of 2010 Paralympic Winter Games". U.S. Paralympics. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ↑ Bourgeois, Beth (March 20, 2010). "Monte Meier named U.S. flag bearer for Closing Ceremony". U.S. Paralympics. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- 1 2 "NBC Sports and Universal Sports to Broadcast 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Highlights". U.S. Paralympics. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
- ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. October 6, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
- ↑ "Sport Profiles, Alpine Skiing". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Sport Profiles, Biathlon". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Medallists". Vancouver 2010 Official Website. 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- 1 2 Alpine Skiing Schedule and Results Archived March 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine., The Official Website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
- ↑ U.S. Paralympics (March 15, 2010). "Army vet wins first U.S. medal in Paralympic Biathlon". Army News Service. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ↑ George, Josh (March 14, 2010). "Soule's medal a historic feat". U.S. Paralympics. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Winter Sport Classification". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ↑ "USA Wins Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A". International Paralympic Committee. May 18, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ↑ Sweeney, Emily (March 11, 2010). "2010 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team nominated". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team nominated". U.S. Paralympics. December 15, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ↑ "U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team Wins Gold at the Paralympic Winter Games with 2–0 Shutout of Japan". USA Hockey. March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ AFP (March 20, 2010). "Ice sledge hockey: Americans blank Japan to take sledge hockey gold". The Official Website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Ice Sledge Hockey Schedule and Results". Vancouver 2010 official website. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Paralympic Qualification". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games Wheelchair Curling Competition Teams – Confirmed" (PDF). World Curling Federation. January 19, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Wheelchair Curling Schedule and Results". Vancouver 2010 official website. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
External links
- Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games official website
- International Paralympic Committee official website
- United States Paralympic Committee official website