Brenna Huckaby

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Brenna Huckaby
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-01-22) January 22, 1996 (age 26)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Weight140 lb (64 kg)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Snowboard cross
Banked slalom
Coached byLane Clegg
Medal record
Women's para snowboarding
Representing  United States
Winter Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Snowboard cross
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Banked slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 La Molina Snowboard cross
Gold medal – first place 2017 Big White Banked slalom
Gold medal – first place 2017 Big White Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2015 La Molina Banked 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. She is the first Paralympian to appear in the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated.

Early life and education[]

Huckaby has two brothers.[1] Huckaby 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]

Huckaby 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 programme.[10][11]

Personal life[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Brenna Huckaby". Team USA. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Breakey, Sharlene (December 27, 2017). "Para Snowboarder Brenna Huckaby Shares Her Proudest Moment Before the 2018 Paralympics". Parents. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "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. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Brenna Huckaby". Athlete's profile. Pyeongchang 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "IPC surprised and disappointed by court's Para snowboard decision". Paralympic.org. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

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