BELT GOAL PROGRAM | KAILYN FORSBERG

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Kailyn Forsberg for achieving 4 of her 5 Arcade Belt Goals!

  1. GOAL 1 –Discharge from Craig Hospital. (COMPLETED on 7/9/2015)
  2. GOAL 2 –Receive learner’s permit and start driving this summer. (COMPLETED on 8/1/2015)
  3. GOAL 3 – Get back into school – Eagle Valley High School (COMPLETED on 9/1/2015)
  4. GOAL 4 – Shoot a duck during the hunting season.
  5.  GOAL 5 – Ski. (COMPLETED on 4/15/2016)

These goals are achieved as a part of the Arcade Goal Belt Program which was established as an initiative that guides athletes through the complex recovery process after a life-altering injury.

The belt program, which is similar to a karate belt system, rewards High Fives athletes with an Arcade belt containing a new gold star for each milestone achieved. This framework is designed to provide clarity, support, competition and inspiration for others as these athletes work to rebuild their lives.

#HighFivesAthlete Kailyn Forsberg & High Fives supporter Alana Nicholes
#HighFivesAthlete Kailyn Forsberg & High Fives supporter Alana Nicholes
Kailyn was on her second warm up lap for USASA nationals at Copper mountain slopestyle event, when she over rotated her standard backflip and landed deep down the transition. Kailyn landed on her neck and back and instantly lost feeling in her lower extremities. She immediately told the jump marshal and ski patrol responding that she broke her neck. When Kailyn arrived at the trauma center she and her family were told that she had a complete C7 spinal cord injury.
ENGLEWOOD, CO - MAY 12: Kailyn Forsberg high fives her mother, Kimberly (left) as they get lunch after a morning workout on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
ENGLEWOOD, CO – MAY 12: Kailyn Forsberg high fives her mother, Kimberly (left) as they get lunch after a morning workout on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Kailyn’s goal is to recover as much as is medically possible and get back to doing the things she loves. Eventually she would like to become a safety advocate in the action-sports community.

Kailyn Forsberg flaunts an "I am a Skier" shirt during her first day back on the snow since being paralyzed in a slopestyle skiing accident last year. Forsberg was photographed at Winter Park on Saturday, January 16, 2016. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Kailyn Forsberg flaunts an “I am a Skier” shirt during her first day back on the snow since being paralyzed in a slopestyle skiing accident last year. Forsberg was photographed at Winter Park on Saturday, January 16, 2016. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

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