Brenna Huckaby (born January 22, 1996)[1] is an American snowboarder. She competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning gold medals in the snowboard cross and banked slalom, and she won gold and a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. She is the first Paralympian to appear in the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated. Huckaby won the 2024 'Best Athlete with a Disability' ESPY Award.
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 22, 1996 Baton Rouge, Louisiana[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Snowboard cross Banked slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lane Clegg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editHuckaby has two brothers.[1] She was a nationally ranked gymnast.[2][3] She learned to snowboard at age 15 at the National Ability Center.[3] While still in school, Huckaby moved to Utah to pursue snowboarding.[3]
Snowboarding career
editHuckaby won her first world championship in snowboarding in 2015.[3] She won world championships in both snowboard-cross and banked slalom in 2017.[1] Huckaby is the first Paralympian to appear in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue.[4]
She competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning gold medals in both the snowboard cross and banked slalom.[5]
She won the gold medal in the women's dual banked slalom SB-LL1 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[6][7] She also won the silver medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event.[8][9]
Huckaby is classified as a SB-LL1 snowboarder. In January 2022, she won a court decision to allow her to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics; this was previously not permitted as there are no SB-LL1 events for female snowboarders in the snowboarding program.[10][11] She won the gold medal in the women's banked slalom SB-LL2 event.[12] She also won the bronze medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event.[13][14]
Personal life
editShe is married to Tristan Clegg. Huckaby gave birth to her daughter Lilah in 2016.[2][3] She gave birth to her second daughter Sloan in 2020.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Brenna Huckaby". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ a b Breakey, Sharlene (December 27, 2017). "Para Snowboarder Brenna Huckaby Shares Her Proudest Moment Before the 2018 Paralympics". Parents. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Q&A withsnowboarder Brenna Huckaby". NBC Olympics. December 19, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Doug (March 6, 2018). "Increased Interest In Paralympic Games Shines A Light On Athletes". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ "Brenna Huckaby". Athlete's profile. Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (January 21, 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (January 21, 2022). "IPC "surprised" as Huckaby wins court appeal to compete at Beijing 2022 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "IPC surprised and disappointed by court's Para snowboard decision". Paralympic.org. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (March 7, 2022). "Hernandez takes snowboard cross gold at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Paralympian Brenna Huckaby wins bronze after a legal fight to compete in the games". npr. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
External links
edit- Brenna Huckaby at Team USA (archived)
- Brenna Huckaby at the International Paralympic Committee
- Brenna Huckaby at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Brenna Huckaby at World Para Snowboard