Disabled Skier Designs His Way to Be a Daredevil
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Disabled skier and maverick equipment designer Kevin Bramble peeves his skiing rivals because he has not lost a downhill in seven years, and he barely practices.
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Q. Our son, who is a good skier and will be 18 in November, wants to do an intensive residential ski-instructor course either in Europe, Canada or the US this winter during his gap year.
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A Japanese quadriplegic on Monday partly realized his dream of ascending one of Switzerland's highest mountains, thanks to a friend who carried him up with the help of a high-tech robot suit.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -- Humbled at home, the mighty Austrian men arrived in Lake Louise for the first speed races of the Alpine World Cup campaign eager to flex their muscles and reaffirm their nation&#39;s status as the ski world&#39;s superpower.
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A Paralympic basketball gold medalist who has campaigned to improve access for the disabled in the developing world and a scientist-turned-political philosopher who worked on ways to control
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An 'elite' sport tries to pump up participation by appealing to a workout-mad America.
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Actor and quadriplegic Christopher Reeve inspired people to work harder to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. Oct. 11, 2004 -- He became the public face of people living with paralysis, working tirelessly
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By Ingrid Stegemoeller, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep.
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South African Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who runs with carbon fiber blades attached to his legs, may have to wait until Saturday before he learns if he can compete against able-bodied runners at the Beijing Olympics.
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Everyone has a "why" for what they do. Here is my "why" for doing TOPSoccer.  I had a friend named Jerry who used a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy. Still, he could get out of his chair and play goal keeper when we played a pick-up soccer game in our neighborhood.
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BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - The greatest winter athlete America doesn&#39;t know almost had to stifle a laugh. &quot;Is everybody all right?
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American Daron Rahlves made his first serious attempt at skiing since a dramatic crash nine days ago, completing a men's training session Thursday ahead of the Hahnenkamm downhill this weekend.
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As an actor playing Superman, Christopher Reeve could never really fly. But, somehow, after a spinal chord injury left him unable to breathe or move a limb on his own, Reeve - the man - learned to soar.
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Ivan Castro carefully makes his way down the ski slopes. It may not seem like much, but for this Iraq war veteran it's a huge feat. Castro is blind. "It's been 16 months and slowly I've come to learn the things I'm able to do visually impaired," he says.
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KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - American skier Scott Macartney, injured in a spectacular crash in Kitzbuehel's World Cup downhill on Saturday, has regained consciousness and is recovering well.
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Paralympic athletes are &quot;the real heroes of the evening&quot; and &quot;a beacon of inspiration for millions of people around the world,&quot; Phil Craven, President of the International Paralympic
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Recent avalanche related deaths in Utah have stirred the debate among backcountry skiers as to where to draw the line between free will and recklessness.