Brenna Huckaby

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Brenna Huckaby
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1996-01-22) January 22, 1996 (age 28)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana[1]
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
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
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Banked slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Snowboard cross
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, 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.

Early life and education

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]

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]

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]

Personal life

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.

References

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External links

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