Brenna Huckaby

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Brenna Huckaby
Personal information
Born (1996-01-22) January 22, 1996 (age 29)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. [1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1]
Weight140 lb (64 kg) [1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s)
 Snowboard cross
Banked slalom
Coached byLane Clegg
Medal record
Women's para snowboarding
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winter Paralympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Snowboard cross
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang Banked slalom
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Banked slalom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Beijing Snowboard cross
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 La MolinaSnowboard cross
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Big WhiteBanked slalom
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Big WhiteSnowboard cross
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 La MolinaBanked slalom

Brenna Huckaby (born January 22, 1996) [1] is an American snowboarder. She competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning gold medals in the snowboard cross and banked slalom, and she won gold and a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. She is the first Paralympian to appear in the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated . Huckaby won the 2024 'Best Athlete with a Disability' ESPY Award.

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Early life and education

Huckaby has two brothers. [1] She was a nationally ranked gymnast. [2] [3] She learned to snowboard at age 15 at the National Ability Center. [3] While still in school, Huckaby moved to Utah to pursue snowboarding. [3]

Snowboarding career

Huckaby won her first world championship in snowboarding in 2015. [3] She won world championships in both snowboard-cross and banked slalom in 2017. [1] Huckaby is the first Paralympian to appear in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue. [4]

She competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning gold medals in both the snowboard cross and banked slalom. [5]

She won the gold medal in the women's dual banked slalom SB-LL1 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. [6] [7] She also won the silver medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event. [8] [9]

Huckaby is classified as a SB-LL1 snowboarder. In January 2022, she won a court decision to allow her to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics; this was previously not permitted as there are no SB-LL1 events for female snowboarders in the snowboarding program. [10] [11] She won the gold medal in the women's banked slalom SB-LL2 event. [12] She also won the bronze medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event. [13] [14]

Personal life

She is married to Tristan Clegg. Huckaby gave birth to her daughter Lilah in 2016. [2] [3] She gave birth to her second daughter Sloan in 2020.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Brenna Huckaby". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Breakey, Sharlene (December 27, 2017). "Para Snowboarder Brenna Huckaby Shares Her Proudest Moment Before the 2018 Paralympics". Parents. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Q&A withsnowboarder Brenna Huckaby". NBC Olympics. December 19, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Williams, Doug (March 6, 2018). "Increased Interest In Paralympic Games Shines A Light On Athletes". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Brenna Huckaby". Athlete's profile. Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ Burke, Patrick (January 21, 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (January 21, 2022). "IPC "surprised" as Huckaby wins court appeal to compete at Beijing 2022 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ "IPC surprised and disappointed by court's Para snowboard decision". Paralympic.org. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ Burke, Patrick (March 7, 2022). "Hernandez takes snowboard cross gold at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Paralympian Brenna Huckaby wins bronze after a legal fight to compete in the games". npr. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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