Olympian Turned Paralympian Wins Emotional Gold On Home Snow
Ana Maria Rus
Italian snowboarder Emanuel Perathoner's career as an able-bodied athlete ended after a serious training accident in 2021. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, March 8 - Italian snowboarder Emanuel Perathoner, whose career as an able-bodied athlete ended after a serious training accident in 2021, reinvented himself as a Paralympic competitor — and on Sunday won his first gold medal in snowboard cross on home snow. The crash marked a dramatic turning point for the 39-year-old athlete from South Tyrol, a
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