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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana [1] | January 22, 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Snowboard cross Banked slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lane Clegg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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]
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 programme. [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]
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.
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana [1] | January 22, 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) |
Snowboard cross Banked slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lane Clegg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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]
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 programme. [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]
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.