Kate Delson’s Stunning Paralympic Debut In Milano Cortina 2026
Kate Delson who, at 20, was the youngest member of the Team USA Paralympian team, won a gold and a silver medal!
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY - MARCH 08: Kate Delson of Team United States competes during the Para Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Cortina Para Snowboard Park on March 08, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) Getty Images Kate Delson waited. She stood on her snowboard, crouched down and ready at the top of the banked slalom course in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
The only sound: her breathing. Then a signal. CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY - MARCH 13: Kate Delson of United States competes during the Para Snowboard Men's Banked Slalom on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Cortina Para Snowboard Park on March 13, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
(Photo by Marcus Hartmann/Getty Images) Getty Images Delson pushed forward, launching into the turns like a veteran far older than her twenty years. She stayed rock-steady through berm after berm, as if she were following an invisible line down the middle of the track. Crossing the finish line, Delson would witness her competitors cheering her on and rushing forward to embrace her in a spontaneous group hug.
“It was amazing,” Delson would remark later that day. “Lisa and Brenna were there, cheering. We all hugged.
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