Athlete of the Week

#HighFivesAthlete Ryan St. Lawrence shares his first time experience in the CR Johnson Healing Center! Read and be inspired by his blog post below. "Nothing can really prepare you for a life-altering injury. Sure, you can sift through your arsenal of coping skills and pick out what you think you’ll need. You can tap the ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Kevin Cheung went skiing again at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows! Kevin shares his experience below | "Status update alert- Well yesterday was a good day. It's been ~21 months since my fall at Squaw that turned my life upside down. And these past 21 months I've given substantial time and effort to regain what I ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Alina Garbuzov shares her most recent path to recovery goal..Diving in! "This weekend I swallowed some pool water. Both through my nose and my mouth. It was for a good cause, though. I spent something like six hours in the pool over Saturday and Sunday, learning how to dive. I was never a water ... Read more

Congratulations and High Five #highfivesathlete Ryan Zimmerer on your first prothetic leg! "Today is a special day for me. I got my first prosthetic leg this morning. Was an amazing feeling and first time in 8 years of pain free walking." Watch the full video HERE Donate to an Athlete Today

#HighFivesAthlete Andrew Kurka shares his newest accomplishments and winter plans! Hello from ASPEN!! Where we are off to a great start of the season with some challenging training, and races in Aspen just ending. The races went well, especially for team USA, I managed four gold medals two in Slalom and two in GS, with ... Read more

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Jim Harris on your recovery strides and of course, your Birthday!! From all the High Fivers, Happy Birthday Jim Harris! Jim Harris continues to work toward a full recovery by staying positive and working hard. You can find him mountain biking in the golden Colorado hills, skinning up mountains to ski down or at ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Josh Dueck shares heartfelt thoughts about High Fives most recent surf trip to Tofino British Colombia! "I want to send a heartfelt thank you to everybody for everything you contributed to this trip.  From our friends in Santa Cruz who made the extraordinary drive to join and support our mission in the north, to ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Update, David Hewel! David has been crushing his recovery and working hard with Performance Trainer, Chris Cloyd in the healing center. Now at a pivotal time and making leaps and bounds David has increased his work load by adding sessions with Jack Powell. “Motivated by two trainers, David will be making amazing progress!” Jack Powell aka ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Alina Garbuzov shares her recovery through a different kind of outlet...a blog, Small Restless Human! Small Restless Human is a blog written by Alina Garbuzov about her recovery as an 'impatient, imperfect, hyperactive young person.' Background behind Alina Garbuzov "I lived in three different countries as a kid. My family left Russia when I was seven years ... Read more

High Five to #highfivesathlete Trevor KENNISON and Bridging Bionics Foundation for turing determination into success! Watch Trevor walk! Every step counts! Trevor was snowboarding in the backcountry on Vail Pass, when he hit a jump and caught an edge. While in the air, Trevor accidentally started rotating forward. Not wanting to land on his head, Trevor ... Read more