Paralympic Alpine Skiing Trail Blazer:  POA Orlando’s “Z,” Bilateral Above Knee Amputee

Throwback Thursday! With the start of the 2014 Sochi Paralympics upon us, it seems fitting to showcase one of the trail blazing adaptive athletes in alpine skiing — our own “Z!” She skied on BILATERAL ABOVE KNEE PROSTHETIC LEGS in the 70’s and 80’s, way before computerized knees and specialized sports equipment, and helped pave the way for approval of Standing Class in Para-Alpine Downhill Skiing. “I attended a Ski

Wounded Warrior Max Gauthier, above knee amputee, Running Again!

Meet Max Gauthier and his identical twin brother, Jake. Both men were serving our country in Afghanistan when Max was injured. Steve Chamberland of 50 Legs.org & The 50 Legs Show brought Max to POA after being approached by his uncle at church.   Check out this great video of Max running with Jake for the first time since his amputation–>Max Running with Identical Twin brother for first time on prosthetic