High Fives is always very proud of all of our Athletes, but we wanted to send out a little extra support and stoke to those who have overcome injury and risen to the absolute top of their sport. From hospital beds to podiums, these are the Athletes who need all of our good vibes, cheer, and support sent their way as they battle for fast times, clean runs, and hardware in Beijing!
Take a look below and get to know your 2022 High Five Paralympic competitors, what events they will be competing in, and their world ranking coming into the games.
Para Snowboarding
Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park
Beijing, China
Snowboard Cross
Banked Slalom
Qualifications
March 5th 7pm PST
Finals
March 6th 7:30 pm PST
Finals
March 11th 8:30 pm PST
Tyler Turner
Country Canada 🇨🇦
Classification SB-LL1
World Ranking
Men’s Snowboard Cross: 1st
Men’s Banked Slalom: 10th
Competing in
Snowboard Cross
Banked Slalom
Keith Gabel
Country United States 🇺🇸
Classification SB-LL2
World Ranking
Men’s Snowboard Cross: 3rd
Men’s Banked Slalom: 4th
Competing in
Snowboard Cross
Banked Slalom
Evan Strong
Country United States 🇺🇸
Classification SB-LL2
World Ranking
Men’s Snowboard Cross: 9th
Men’s Banked Slalom: 1st
Competing in
Snowboard Cross
Banked Slalom
Para Alpine Skiing
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre
Beijing, China
Downhill
March 4th 6:00 PM PST
Super G
March 5th 6:00 PM PST
Super Combined
March 7th 6:00 PM PST
Giant Slalom (Mens)
March 9th 6:00 PM PST
Slalom (Womens)
March 12th 6:00 PM PST
Giant Slalom (Womens)
March 10th 6:00 PM PST
Slalom (Mens)
March 11th 6:00 PM PST
Andrew Kurka
Country United States 🇺🇸
Classification LW12-1
World Ranking
Slalom: 37th
Giant Slalom: 8th
Super G: 5th
Downhill: 7th
Competing in
Giant Slalom
Super G
Super Combined
Downhill
Jasmin Bambur
Country United States 🇺🇸
Classification LW11
World Ranking
Slalom: 12th
Giant Slalom: 35th
Competing in
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Katie Combaluzier
Country Canada 🇨🇦
Classification LW12-1
World Ranking
Slalom: 12th
Giant Slalom: 8th
Super G: 11th
Downhill: 5th
Competing in
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Super G
Super Combined
Downhill
Matthew Brewer
Country United States 🇺🇸
Classification LW12-2
World Ranking
Slalom: 36th
Giant Slalom: 16th
Competing in
Slalom
Giant Slalom
