Minnesota sitting volleyball athletes look to help USA 3-peat in Paris
The Paralympics begin in roughly two weeks, and Minnesota athletes once again are making a name for themselves on Team USA.
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The Paralympics begin in roughly two weeks, and Minnesota athletes once again are making a name for themselves on Team USA.
Koehn Boyd, adopted years ago from Ukraine by Minnesota Pastor Joe Boyd and his wife Michelle, is one of only 13 people in the world to undergo an intense medical procedure to fix a generic setback. Now, he aims to make it to the Paralympics in four years.
The IOC also voted on Wednesday to name the French Alps as the host of the 2030 Winter Games.
Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was granted parole after serving more than half the sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Arriving for the parole hearing, Reeva Steenkamp's mother said she was against any early release for their daughter's killer, whom she said had "never" shown real remorse.
Schultz went from elite snowmobile racer to two-time Paralympian snowboarder after an accident in 2008 required a leg amputation.
Mike Schultz went from elite snowmobile racer to two-time Paralympian snowboarder after an accident in 2008 required a leg amputation.
