Adaptive

Shelby Estocado - More Movement as an Adaptive Athlete

Shelby is a superstar athlete. That hasn't changed despite a few changes to how she experiences sports. Shelby experienced a life-changing accident on February 23, 2020, at Lee Canyon near Las Vegas , breaking her sternum and T-6 vertebrae resulting in a severe spinal cord injury and paralyzing her from the chest. Shelby was active before her accident, and she became more involved in sports after her accident. Shelby is a remarkable woman with an inspiring story and a positive outlook on how she...

7. Landon McGauley - Adaptive Mountain Bike Ambassador

Landon broke his back in July 2010 while competing on his mountain bike. After rehabilitation at GF Strong in Vancouver, British Columbia, he did not waste any time returning to activities like adaptive skiing, biking, and surfing. This episode focuses on Landon's deep love for mountain biking, a sport he pursues with blood and sweat. Adaptive mountain biking (aMTB) allows Landon to express his creativity on the mountain while providing freedom, independence, and mobility. Mountain biking is dan...

6. Pushing the Limits with Daniel Rettie

Daniel Rettie is an occupational therapist who lives in Smithers, a small and beautiful mountain town nestled in the Skeena-Bulkley Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Daniel was diagnosed with cancer in her spinal cord when she was a little girl. Doctors removed a tumour when she was three, which left her with nerve damage in her left leg. Daniel owns her disability and her identity. We talk about cancer and her disability, confidence and empowerment, dating, using sport to inspire chang...

5. Ryan Levinson - Sailing to the Polynesian Islands and Kiteboarding despite physical limitations

Ryan said, "It's getting hard to walk, but with a kite, I can fly." - North Kite Boarding . He is super rad, adventurous, and a kind guy who is a role model. He has not let Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is, a disorder characterized by muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy), slow down his thirst for adventure. Ryan has defied what doctors thought he could do with a rare disease and continues to pursue a life without limitations. Ryan and his wife (Nicole) have been sailing and expl...

4. Andrea Brousseau - An Athletic Life with One Leg.

Andrea Brousseau is an incredible woman, athlete, friend, and wife. She is married to Caleb Brousseau, who was my first guest. Andrea is an above-the-knee amputee who is living her best life. Andrea was placed in an adaptive ski program when she was five, which she hated, had a fit, and had to be encouraged by candy to make it down the hill. It didn't go well, but she joined an excellent adaptive ski program at Mount Washington , which changed her trajectory and love for skiing. Then she got inv...

3. Kiana Clay - A Superstar Female Adaptive Athlete

Kiana Clay is a superstar adaptive athlete. She lost the use of her dominant arm (right) in a horrific dirt bike accident when she was 12 years old. The track conditions were wet and deep from rain the previous night. Kiana crashed on a practice lap, fell, and the rider had no time to react and landed on her neck. Kiana woke up in the hospital to heartbreaking news: complete paralysis of her dominant right arm. Kiana's disability did not stop her from chasing extreme sports. Kiana learned how to...

2. Caleb Brousseau - Canadian Paralympic Alpine Skier

Meet Caleb Brousseau, a guy who is living his best life despite losing the use of his legs in a snowboarding accident when he overshot a jump at his local ski hill in 2007. He learned how to sit-ski, which took him to the Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia, where he won a bronze medal in Super G. Caleb's disability has not slowed him down. He whitewater kayaks, mountain bikes, operates heavy-duty machinery to build bike trails and explores trails in the backcountry with his side-by-side. Caleb an...

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