Adaptive skiing allows disabled athletes to compete in the Paralympics, whether they are blind, can’t stand, or have a locomotive disability.
Chris Klebl will be participating in his second Paralympics this month. He competes in cross-country using a sit-ski.
Most of the Olympic events concluded today; the men’s 50 km cross country skiing race, men’s ice hockey final, and closing ceremony are all that is left.
Friday was a day for final races. Apolo Ohno won the team bronze in what might be his last Olympic race, while Sarah Schleper raced in the slalom.
Today was a history making day for the US, with no US figure skating winner for the ladies competition since 1964, but the first nordic combined gold ever.
Upsets occur as aerialists fall, skaters are disqualified, and skiers crash.
The ice dancing competition concluded today, as did the team large hill and the cross country sprint.
Shani Davis, Apolo Ohno, and Lindsey Vonn came home with medals for the US today, but none of them were gold.
Bode Miller took a silver medal, today, while US ice dancers had a fairly good day, just slightly off the podium.
Day 6 was eventful. Shaun White, Shani Davis, and Lindsey Vonn won big for the United States.
