Podcasts about hartford ski spectacular

Kathy Chandler has been a pioneer in the adaptive sports space for decades, particular in para alpine skiing. She was one of the first individuals to become certified as an adaptive ski instructor and founded the program at Waterville Valley. But she also helped start a number of programs in New England and across the country. Through her involvement with The Hartford Ski Spectacular and elsewhere, she has literally helped thousands of individuals with disabilities learn to ski. So we talk about the history of the adaptive sports movement and winter adaptive sports.

Noah Bury had his ankle amputated when he was just 12 months old. He wasn't introduced to adaptive sports until he was 18 years old, when he connected with Ogden Valley Adaptive Sports, a Move United member organization in Utah. He was invited out to The Hartford Ski Spectacular and is now training with another member organization, NSCD, to compete in para alpine skiing.

Geoff Krill, the PSIA Adaptive Team coach, joins us from Breckenridge, Colorado where the Hartford Ski Spectacular Adaptive event just wrapped up. Geoff talks about the ski instructor academy where National Team members and Education Staff from regions around the country came to learn, explore and connect with others. The point that was hit home much of the week, is that good adaptive teaching is just good teaching. You don't need to teach to the equipment, teach to the person. Learn more about Move United and teaching adaptive winter sports. Tune in for much more and learn more at thesnowpros.org.

Cecile Brown had her foot amputated around the age of four or five and started skiing around the same time with Central Maine Adaptive Sports, a Move United member organization. She got into race skiing with Maine Adaptive Sports, another member organization, and has also started racing with her high school ski team. Just last week, she also attended race camp at The Hartford Ski Spectacular in Colorado.

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI Adaptive Team Coach, Geoff Krill, about Ski Spectacular Instructor Academy that kicks off December 4 through 10 in Breckenridge, Colorado as part of the Hartford Ski Spectacular. Hosted by Move United, The Hartford Ski Spectacular is one of the nation's largest winter sports festivals for people with disabilities, with more than 800 registered participants annually. The event is endorsed by PSIA-AASI. Examiners, clinicians, and members of the PSIA-AASI Adaptive Team will present the latest in adapted ski and snowboard teaching methods. Check out the new PSIA-AASI Adaptive Alpine Standards here: https://tinyurl.com/2fm3wrcb

Matt Scott was diagnosed with spinal bifida at birth. He started playing wheelchair basketball when he was 14 years old. In 2004, was recruited to be on the U.S. Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team. He is now a two-time World Champion and has played the sport professionally in Europe. As a Team Hartford athlete, Matt has been a part of a number of The Hartford's Ability Equipped events and went alpine skiing for the first time this past week at The Hartford Ski Spectacular.

First Chair catches up with PSIA Adaptive National Team members Geoff Krill and Josh Spoelstra about the 32nd annual Hartford Ski Spectacular that took place Dec. 9 - 15, 2019, in Breckenridge, Colorado. This event, hosted by Disabled Sports USA and held in conjunction with PSIA-AASI’s National Adaptive Academy, is the nation’s premier adaptive winter sports festival. Check out PSIA-AASI's top stories in adaptive instruction from 2019: http://tiny.cc/02d6hz

Brittani Coury is just three months into her first full season on the U.S. Paralympics Snowboarding Team, and she already has a world cup bronze medal in the Lower Limb 2 classification. Above the surface, it’s been a swift ride to the top for Coury; but below, it’s been an excruciating 14-year journey. I had a chance to catch up with her in Breckenridge, Colorado at the Hartford Ski Spectacular and talk with her about the lessons she has learned. Today on Life’s New Normal Podcast, Brittani shares her journey allowing us a look into her painful past, which set her up for a power performance and an attitude to live life with no regrets. Hang loose with Brittani by following her social media channel on IG at @brittanicoury. About the Host John Register is a long jump silver medalist and American record holder at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC, shows business leaders how to "Hurdle Adversity, and create their new normal." Check out his TEDx Talk, "I did Not Overcome Adversity - I Created a New Normal".

Meet Kirk and learn more about PSIA-AASI’s involvement to train volunteer adaptive ski and snowboard instructors during the Hartford Ski Spectacular that takes place at Breckenridge, Colo. The event is the largest a winter sports event of its kind for people with disabilities and hosts people from across the country.

Hear from the PSIA-AASI Adaptive Team, Geoff Krill and Josh Spoelstra, about the Hartford Ski Spectacular and PSIA-AASI Adaptive Academy held in Breckenridge, Colo. in early December. Also, Geoff was inducted into the Disabled Snow Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night during the closing ceremonies. He was honored in the Recreational / Development category, which recognizes an individual who has a minimum of five years of experience in adaptive snowsports and has made a significant contribution to the field, including innovative techniques, specialized equipment, program development, education, or public relations.

In 1997 I hit the ground while skydiving and have been in (and out) of a wheelchair since. I think it would be safe to say that it does not stop me from living life. “My desire is to empower people. I want others to realize that it doesn’t take a seemingly tragic episode to positively impact your life. My hope is that I can demonstrate how this is possible.” Many who have experienced serious accidents often speak of their lives as if it occurred in two parts, the before and after. As a personal trainer, marathon runner and skydiver, Jeremy Newman describes his “previous life” as one he lived with reckless abandon, his first love always being the thrill of a challenge. Unfortunately, no challenge would prove greater than on May 24, 1997, when a devastating skydiving accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. This is the story of a man who, by his own admission, brought himself to the brink of death, and returned with the gift of inspiration to all those who surround him. An avid skydiver, Jeremy was well trained, experienced and fiercely competitive. On that fated day in May, he admits that in an attempt to race his fellow skydiver to the ground he purposely closed his end cells, ultimately collapsing his entire canopy and plummeting himself to the ground at 1200 feet. With multiple life-threatening injuries, Jeremy slipped in and out of a drug-induced coma for one month. As doctor’s made grim predictions that he would never breath on his own, speak, or walk again, Jeremy’s friends and family prepared for what seemed like the inevitable. Into his second month of hospitalization, Jeremy experienced a spiritual and emotional epiphany that he attributes to his mother, Lynn, who visited him everyday. He unbelievably began to regain his mental and physical abilities and doctors described his recuperation as nothing short of miraculous. He was released in 2 1/2 months and returned to his clientèle the very next day. Jeremy has never looked back. “I’ve learned to appreciate all that I have, and all the things I used to take for granted, like taking a breath on my own. Every morning when I wake, I say thank you.” Jeremy’s injuries did not prevent him from returning to competitive sports. With borrowed racing equipment, Jeremy began competing as a WHEELCHAIR ATHLETE in the 1998 Los Angeles Marathon. Jeremy has since competed in nearly three-dozen triathlons, a dozen marathons and countless biathlons, duathlons, 5K and 10K races. In Colorado, Jeremy relearned downhill skiing as a disabled skier in the Hartford Ski Spectacular. June 7, 1999 marked the successful completion of his participation in the 56-day, 3600 mile Transcontinental Triathlon from Santa Barbara to NYC. In 1998, Jeremy also became an avid triathlete, and is the only wheelchair triathlete in California to date. In fact, he was selected as one of only two wheelchair athletes to represent the United States in the 2002 World Triathlon Championships in Cancun, Mexico. Since that time he has participated in several hundred races in 18 different countries and been to 8 world triathlon championships. He is currently training for the US Cycling Team and will be visiting the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in September 2010.