Hello friends, A lot of what you read right now are throwbacks, stories from recent past. As you know, in the moment, I am recovering from major surgery, and it will be a while. But this is only a “see you later races”, it’s NOT a farewell… A lot of people that watched the Cortina […]
Andre Barbieri
Flag bearer, again! And NOT retired!!
Hello guys, As I mentioned in the past, there’s a lot to uncover from the Paralympics, and I so often remember parts that could be a whole separate chapter, and that’s what I’m doing right here. I haven’t told anyone this, because I was living in the moment and trying to have my best performance […]
Surgery = Sucess!
Readers, friends, supporters, Here at home, on the mend now. Shoulder surgery went well, and I am doing my part for a good recovery – time to fix my wings so I can fly again:) It’s hard to sit still and do nothing but this is exactly what I need right now. I’m grateful I’m […]
Shoulder Surgery Coming up
Gidday friends, After a CAT Scan revealed that my bone avulsion (ligaments pulled out pieces of bone) isn’t improving -on the contrary, it’s getting worse – the only solution to get back to 100% is surgery:( It’s frustrating, and Doctor says it’s a complex one, so it could mean a longer recovery. If I’m lucky, […]
Switzerland: Training Camp Pre Paralympics
Hi folks, I was thinking how important the preparation for the Games is, it was so crucial. After consulting our options, we travelled to Lenk, in the Switzerland alps. We were in the same mountain / course where I had just had a SBX race a few weeks ago, so it was exciting to be […]
Milano Cortina Paralympics: Chapter 2
Buongiorno folks! Hope everyone is doing good. I’m writing from sunny California, fully decompressed from the magical Paralympic moments. It has been almost 3 months from the fateful crash on the course, training for the snowboard cross event. After X-rays and MRI from both shoulders, a collection of injuries were revealed. The pain kept getting […]
2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics
Hello my friends, We have so much to talk and uncover from the Paralympics, if we were to meet this could be a long conversation! It was so much fun and a fairytale in itself. It had great moments, historical moments and also scary moments. Having my family there with me was priceless, it was […]
World Cup of ParaSnowboard Banked Slalom, Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
Hello folks, Next on our agenda was a World Cup of banked slalom, excellent race & training before the Cortina Paralympics. This venue for me is as easy as it gets, one direct (2hr) flight & a 3hr drive – too easy! The course was fantastic, well built and we got to train on it […]
World Cup of ParaSnowboard Cross Lenk, Switzerland 2026
Hello friends, Following up the harrowing races in Austria, we had Boardercross in Switzerland and I was excited! The country is awesome, the race course is fast and challenging = excellent training, and I had a new Cross board I was super pumped to try. Well… it didn’t go so well. First nite, deep in […]
“Crazy Curves”: ParaSnowboard World Cup of Banked Slalom, Kühtai – Austria
Hello folks, Today I’ll tell you about the Banked Slalom race we had in Kühtai, an amazing ski resort in the idyllic Tyrol region of Austria. The race is nicknamed “Crazy Curves” and it is accurate, it was crazy. Actually crazy dangerous!! I was super excited / anxious / happy / nervous about this one. […]