EVAN STRONG
SNOWBOARDING
SB-LL2
Paralympic medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Need to know:
• Two-time Paralympian
• Strong is the 2012 World Champion in para-snowboard cross, and has won multiple World Cup titles (including overall Crystal Globe in 2016-17 season). He was the first male athlete to win a Paralympic gold medal in snowboarding (when the sport debuted in the Paralympics).
• Though he grew up in Maui, Hawaii — where snow is rare — he pivoted into elite snowboarding after moving to Lake Tahoe in 2007. Before snowboarding, he was a skateboarder and surfer; even post-amputation he still skates, surfs, and mountain bikes.
Personal:
Age: 39
Hometown: Haiku, HI
Limb difference / disability: Left leg below-knee amputation
EVAN STRONG
SNOWBOARDING
SB-LL2
Paralympic medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Need to know:
• Two-time Paralympian
• Strong is the 2012 World Champion in para-snowboard cross, and has won multiple World Cup titles (including overall Crystal Globe in 2016-17 season). He was the first male athlete to win a Paralympic gold medal in snowboarding (when the sport debuted in the Paralympics).
• Though he grew up in Maui, Hawaii — where snow is rare — he pivoted into elite snowboarding after moving to Lake Tahoe in 2007. Before snowboarding, he was a skateboarder and surfer; even post-amputation, he still skates, surfs, and mountain bikes.
Personal:
Age: 39
Hometown: Haiku, HI
Limb difference / Disability: Left leg below-the-knee amputation
