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If you would like to hear an interview we did with Staci and Kim early in their quest to represent the US at the Sochi paralympics, click on the link below to find the audio and show notes for that episode:
Show #1203: 1-18-12 Extreme Sports for the Blind - Skiing
If you would like to see some videos of Staci and Kim skiing in Sochi, go to:
Staci and Kim in their second Grand Slalom run in Sochi
If you enter Staci Mannella Paralympics on YouTube, all their races will come up (along with a bunch of other videos). The ones that say “Partially Sighted, Wicked Fast” are professionally done 2 minute webisodes on their journey to Sochi.
Here is a link to an article in the New York Times featuring Staci and Kim that appeared during the opening weekend of the Sochi paralympics:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/sports/olympics/at-paralympics-visually-impaired-skiers-and-their-guides-form-NY Times article about Staci and Kim
You can find out more about the Adaptive Sports Foundation by going to:
www.AdaptiveSportsFoundation.org
Twitter: @AdaptiveSportsF
or sending an e-mail to:
info@AdaptiveSportsFoundation.org
Here are several ways you can follow Staci Mannella and find out more about her ventures:
Staci's web site:
www.StaciMannella.com
Facebook: Staci Mannella athlete
Twitter: @StaciSkier96
Instagram: StaciSkier96