Salt Lake 2002 Paraplympics

The Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics featured competition in alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and ice sledge hockey. At Snowbasin Ski Area, alpine skiers raced downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and slalom on steep terrain at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour, and Germany's Martin Braxenthaler won four gold medals, one in each discipline. The U.S. women monoskiers swept three alpine events, with Sarah Will, Muffy Davis, and Lacey Howard in two cases and Sarah Will, Muffy Davis, and Stephani Victor in another. Six ice sledge hockey teams competed at the B Center, and after seven days of tournament play the United States defeated Norway 3-2 in overtime for the gold before a record crowd. In Heber Valley, Soldier Hollow hosted Nordic competition where visually impaired Canadian racer Brian McKeever won silver in the 20 km and gold in the 10 km, American Steve Cook won four silver medals, Germany's Wilhelm Brem won gold in his class, and Norway's 58-year-old Ragnhild Myklebust won her fifth gold medal at the Salt Lake 2002 Games to become the most decorated Paralympic athlete in history.

Salt Lake City, Utah · United States