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| The U.S. sled hockey team took gold and set an unbreakable record by not surrendering a single point to opponents. Photographs courtesy of Randy Richardson, Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics. |
An anonymous wordsmith said, “Life isn’t measured in the number of breaths we take, but in the moments that take our breath away.” For some athletes, the winter Paralympic Games are two solid weeks of breathless moments—hearing 60,000 fans’ applause under the firework-lit night of the Opening Ceremonies, powering a monoski over an ice-slick finish line at 70 miles per hour, or feeling the weight of a medal settle into the hand. However, the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games, held March 12-21 in Vancouver, Canada, were more than the pinnacle of athletes’ labors—they were both the fruit and the root of tremendous cooperation among organizations, coaches, clinicians, sponsors, and volunteers that make it possible for athletes with disabilities to stand in the world’s spotlight, while the athletes in turn draw people worldwide into the orbit of sports.
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