As you may know it’s the paralympics over in Canada, which fills me with respect and awe much more than for the regular bodied (or whatever the correct term is) athletes.
I have been having a look to see how some of them have ended up as paralympians, but it seems as if it’s a bit rude to pry to deeply into how people lost limbs or eyes, despite the fact they make a whole song and dance about it and give them a special Olympics.
Is it rude to ask?
The reason I was wondering about the beginnings was, I thought, wouldn’t it be ironic if they’d skied into a tree and got their big break there?
One of the best skiers is Canadian Lauren Woolstencroft who was born without either leg below the knee and left arm from the elbow.
There seems to be little information on other athletes, which just goes to show what the real attitude is, especially after all the noise made, for the Winter Games, still I’ll keep an eye out for tit-bits.
No related posts.
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
My friend Anna Turney became a paraplegic snowboarding in Japan. She’s gone on to do great stuff now, see AnnaTurney.com
nothing short of inspirational, amazing