Chris Devlin-Young
Looking ahead to Vancouver in 2010, mono-skier Chris Devlin-Young is aiming to make his fifth U.S. Paralympic Alpine Skiing Team. Devlin-Young is a 4-time Paralympic Winter Games medalist and shows no signs of slowing down. He wrapped the 2008 season with eight podium finishes and the title of World Cup champion in the Super G. He also took home X Games bronze in only the second year of mono-skier X.
A 1982 plane crash, while he was serving in Alaska with the Coast Guard, completely paralyzed Devlin-Young from the knees down, partially paralyzed him below his waist. He was introduced to skiing and racing at the first Veterans Administration Winter Sports clinic 19 years ago and in keeping with his personal promise to give back, he coached the first race development camp for injured veterans. Devlin-Young says he has "dedicated myself to learning all I can about disabled skiing and teaching that knowledge to others."
One of Devlin-Young's greatest career highlights came off the mountain when he was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame with baseball player Troy Glaus and football star LaDainian Tomlinson. When not skiing and training, Devlin-Young builds wheelchair-accessible furniture.
Major Achievements:
- 2008: Super G World Cup champion (Eight podium finishes)
- 2008: Bronze medal, Mono-cross - Winter X Games
- 2006: Silver medal, downhill - Paralympic Winter Games, Torino, Italy
- 2006: First place, Super G - World Cup; second place in overall standings
- 2005: Gold medal, Mono-cross - Winter X Games
- 2005: First place, Super G - World Cup (3 wins)
- 2005: Second place, giant slalom - World Cup (5 wins)
- 2004: Gold medal, giant slalom; gold medal, slalom - World Championships
- 2004: Gold medal, giant slalom - World Cup, Kimberley, British Columbia
- 2004: Gold medal, downhill; gold meal, Super G - World Cup Finals, Sestriere, Italy
- 2002: Gold medal, Super G; silver medal, downhill - Paralympic Winter Games, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1994: Gold medal, slalom; fourth place, slalom - Paralympic Winter Games, Lillehammer, Norway
