'Say a prayer and send it': Paralympic alpine skiers tackle fearIn the standing and sitting categories, many para alpine skiers are missing one or more limbs. Meg Gustafson, an American visually impaired skier, said that before a downhill: "I say a little prayer and then I send it." "Being scared and doing things scared, that's what it is to me," said the 31-year-old. American Anna Soens crashed early in her Paralympic debut in Cortina -- the first-ever downhill race of her career. Asked what the experience had taught her, the sitting skier grinned and said: "Land straighter!"

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2026 06:01 UTC