Inspirational Athlete: Lucas Grossi
Winter Empowerment Athlete – Lucas Grossi lost his leg in a car accident in 1988. As a driven youngster, he learned how to skateboard 4 months before he learned how to walk again. He picked up the shred in 1992. In 2000, he organized the first adaptive snowboard freestyle camps and national competition in the world with USASA. Now he is an aspiring athlete for the 2014 Paralympic Games.
Lucas Grossi has had quite the season in his pursuit of competing in the 2014 games. Read and share this inspirational story “Boarding Toward the Paralympics” by Dillon Tabish in the Flathead Beacon.
Follow Grossis pursuit of the 2014 Winter Paralympics on his website, www.originalgimp.com.
