KATE DELSON
SNOWBOARDING
SB-LL2
Paralympic medals: 0
2026 outlook: Delson left an indelible mark in 2025, her first year of international competition. In addition to taking silver in boarderX at the World Championships, she bagged six podium finishes (including two golds) on the World Cup circuit.
Need to know:
• No previous Paralympic experience
• Delson won a Silver medal at the World Championships (SBX) in Big White, Canada 2025.
• As soon as Delson got onto a snowboard, it was the freedom of movement that drew her in. “Being able to get around on the board [I’m] free of the constraints I feel getting around on my own two feet,” Delson says.
Personal:
Age: 20
Hometown: Mammoth Lakes, CA
Limb difference / disability: Congenital (Delson is missing muscles in her right leg – including her calf, much of her hamstring and glute muscles)
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KATE DELSON
SNOWBOARDING
SB-LL2
Paralympic medals: 0
2026 outlook: Delson left an indelible mark in 2025, her first year of international competition. In addition to taking silver in boarderX at the World Championships, she bagged six podium finishes (including two golds) on the World Cup circuit.
Need to know:
• No previous Paralympic experience
• Delson won a Silver medal at the World Championships (SBX) in Big White, Canada 2025.
• As soon as Delson got onto a snowboard, it was the freedom of movement that drew her in. “Being able to get around on the board [I’m] free of the constraints I feel getting around on my own two feet,” Delson says.
Personal:
Age: 20
Hometown: Mammoth Lakes, CA
Limb difference / Disability: Congenital (Delson is missing muscles in her right leg – including her calf, much of her hamstring and glute muscles)
Read more:
US Ski and Snowboard
Instagram
