Strong Performances in Europe Build Momentum Toward World ChampionshipsThe 2026 UCI Para-cycling World Cup season brought me back to Europe for World Cup rounds two and three, and I’m leaving the trip encouraged by the progress I've made and excited about what lies ahead. World Cup 2 – BelgiumBelgium has become a familiar stop on the World Cup circuit, and this year marked my sixth consecutive season racing there. The...
Hi everyone! Another month and another event in the books.This one was a World Cup in Florida which was a much shorter trip than usual. It was also a mid season, mid busiest time of my life event so I came in pretty wiped out and it showed. While my performance wasn't great it also wasn't unexpected. As much as I would love to be at 100% for every event sometimes it just isn't possible.That said things with work and...
Winning the World Cup TT in Belgium was one of those days where everything finally clicked. I flew in just one day before the race, so the turnaround was tight, but I actually felt surprisingly good considering the international travel. The course itself was pretty intuitive, but I arrived after it had already closed for recon, so I had to rely on studying the map and watching other riders instead of getting a proper lap in. My plan going in...
Hi, it's time for a May post! Before I tell you about the World Cups and Belgium in Italy I'm first going to tell you about a few things I'm thankful for regarding the trip and more. I was encouraged when I was younger to start a prayer with some things I'm thankful for rather than discussing and focusing on some needs and guidance. Thankful for the opportunity I have to erase my hand cycle. Second, even though I represented...
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 worse, to the point it wakes me up every night. I’ve been doing physical therapy, icing a couple times a day, cold plunge & sauna among other recovery...
Hello! Another month and some big improvements have been made! i was lucky enough to be invited to a training camp in Rome, Italy and have been out there for a few weeks training with some of the best in the world. It was a great experience and I will definitely be going back! Also after 6 years I finally got a uniform replacement with some very nice Italian stuff :). I am flying home from the camp straight into our...
Hello! Just over a week to go before I leave to Belgium and Italy for 3 weeks to compete with Team USA at the World Cup events. Of course, I'm hoping for some great results. I think, pretty confident, I can get medals in each race. We do have some new competitors in Italy which I've never heard of and one new competitor in Belgium who I've never heard of. Who knows what kind of function they have or if...
Flying back to the States from Nice, France, I felt prepared and genuinely excited to start the season. Meeting the team the day before the race was a great experience—the environment was positive, supportive, and honestly refreshing. It felt good to be around people who were focused and motivated in the same way. Stage 1 was an individual time trial at Perris Lake, a course that suited me well. My warm‑up felt smooth, and I was confident in the plan I...
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 the first time they watched me competing in Snowboarding. I was feeling so ready and so confident because I was coming from a really good training camp pre-games, and...
As the 2026 world cup season kicks off i traveled to Thailand for World Cup #1. The event was hosted in Chaing Mai where the temperatures would be in the 90's and the course would prove to be a challenging one. While this world cup had a lack of numbers in the categories it was not short of high level competition. Heading to Thailand i had high hopes of a podium performance in...
