Stephani Victor
Personal information
Born (1969-08-29) August 29, 1969
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Medal record
Women's para alpine skiing
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Sitting combined
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Sitting slalom
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Sitting giant slalom

Stephani Victor (born August 29, 1969) is an LW 12–2 alpine skier Paralympic multi medalist.

Early life and education

Stephani Victor was born on August 29, 1969, in Ames, Iowa. She finished high school in Sewickley, Pennsylvania and graduated from a film studies program at the University of Southern California in 1992.[1]

Personal life

Stephani Victor lost her legs after she was pinned between two cars. "The seemingly insurmountable challenge of no longer having legs was so difficult and extreme beyond my imagination that it forced me to fight to maintain my independence. The fight began with a single pull-up in my hospital bed and evolved into a relentless search for the sport I could dedicate myself to." That search led her to Marcel Kuonen, then-head coach at the National Ability Center in Park City, Utah. Kuonen, himself a former Swiss Ski Team racer, saw Victor's potential and sparked in her the vision to recreate herself as the best alpine ski racer in the world, despite having no legs. Their teamwork and partnership developed into a lifelong committed union, and in 2004, on a glacier in Zermatt, Switzerland, Kuonen proposed to Victor. They married in Deer Valley, Utah, in 2005. "Living her life like it's golden".

Career

Competing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the women's super combined sitting event. She also won silver medals in the women's sitting slalom and the women's sitting giant slalom.[2]

Awards and honours

Victor was named the Paralympic Sportswoman of the year by the United States Olympic Committee in 2009.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephani Victor". Team USA. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Search Results". Germany: International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Athlete BIo". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

https://www.paralympic.org/stephani-victor

https://www.stephanivictor.com/athlete/


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