Sarah Will
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | United States |
| Name wey dem give am | Sarah |
| Ein date of birth | 1965 |
| Place dem born am | Valley Cottage |
| Ein occupation | athlete |
| Sport | para-alpine skiing |
| Participant insyd | 2002 Winter Paralympics, 1998 Winter Paralympics, 1994 Winter Paralympics, 1992 Winter Paralympics |
Sarah Will (born 1965)[1][2] be paralympic skier wey spend 11 years for de U.S. Disabled Ski Team top. During dis time, she earn record 13 medals (12 gold, 1 silver) while she dey compete insyd four Winter Paralympic Games between 1992 den 2002.[3] Na dem name am to de United States Olympic Hall of Fame insyd July 2009[4] wey she sanso be member of de U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.[5]
Will dey serve as accessibility consultant, public speaker wey she be adaptive guest coach thru out de globe. Sarah be advocate give people plus disabilities insyd de Vail community.[6]
Life
[edit | edit source]She cam turn paralyzed insyd 1988 for skiing accident insyd.[7]
Na Sarah be one of de first adaptive athletes make she compete for de XGames insyd de first ever Monoskier X cross, wer na she earn bronze medal insyd de women's category. De year wey dey follow she place 4th insyd de open Monoskier X Cross, she be de woman per insyd field of 16 competitors.
After she retire from competition, Will work as commentator give ESPN's XGames. Sarah sanso serve as commentator for NBC Universal Sports coverage of de Paralympic games insyd Vancouver, BC den de games wey dey follow insyd Sochi, Russia.
For ein spare time insyd, Sarah dey enjoy painting, mainly give charity events.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Sarah Will". U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Sarah Will". Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, David O. (December 20, 2005). "Sarah Will: racing toward a bold new role". realvail.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ↑ Rugh, Pete (July 1, 2009). "Street, Mead Lawrence and Will join USOC Hall of Fame". SkiRacing. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ↑ Glendenning, Lauren (July 1, 2009). "One Hall of Fame down, one to go for Vail Valley skier". Vail Daily. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ↑ Feast, Vance (December 20, 2005). "A Will for the Gold". sitski.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ↑ West, Tom (December 2009). "U.S. Hall of Fame Names Eight 2009 Inductees". Skiing Heritage Journal. 21 (4): 21. ISSN 1082-2895. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Sarah Will at de Team USA Hall of Fame (archive)
- Sarah Will at de International Paralympic Committee
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