There are always lessons to be learned from watching the best in the world compete on the grandest stage. It has been a little over a month since the 2024 Paralympic Games ended in Paris. From August ...
The Paralympics in Paris brought us powerful, important and surprising stories. The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur was there and now she brings you her most memorable moments and takeaways from the Games ...
Even after she was adopted by a family in the U.S., Scout Bassett felt lost. Then, she found running. Her new book is called Lucky Girl. A Paralympic athlete shares lessons on defying the odds in new ...
To expect forgiveness from the Winter Paralympic slopes is to be sorely mistaken. The pistes of the Dolomites do not discriminate between Games debutants and veterans who are into their third Games or ...
Twenty-seven years ago, CBS News Philadelphia introduced you to a little girl who was paralyzed. Fast-forward, she's accomplished some amazing dreams and credits her time at the Variety Club Camp, ...
The world of swimming has witnessed its share of extraordinary moments, and one such moment unfolded recently at Swim Lessons Hawaii when two-time American Paralympic medalist Elizabeth “Lizzi” Smith ...
When Hailey Griffin first connected with the Adaptive Sports Center (ASC) during the 2020–2021 winter season, she was just over a year removed from a life-altering car accident that resulted in an L1 ...
Growing up, Scout Bassett says that she felt like an outsider. Her earliest memories are from an orphanage in China, where she had to figure out how to live with a life-altering disability. After she ...
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