Jardine Named Associate Director and Head Coach of Paralympic Military and Veterans Alpine Skiing Program

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), announced today that Kevin Jardine has been named Associate Director and Head Coach of the Paralympic Military and Veterans Alpine Skiing Program. Jardine has more than 16 years of experience in high performance and coaching, and he has coached athletes in the last four Paralympic Winter Games.

"Kevin is one of the top Paralympic alpine coaches in the world," said Charlie Huebner, Chief of Paralympics, United States Olympic Committee. "His addition to our program provides significant leadership to enhance Paralympic skiing in the U.S."

In his new role with the USOC, Jardine will collaborate with Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA), Paralympic ski programs and the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team, to identify and train developmental and emerging injured service members who have the talent to pursue excellence at the Paralympic Games. As an aspect of U.S. Paralympics' planning and analysis, high priority has been placed on the identification and development of athletes that can be trained to compete for Paralympic Alpine National Team programs, another key area of emphasis for Jardine. He will continue to be based in Aspen, Colo.

"I am really excited about expanding this program and building depth in our athlete pool," said Jardine. "Having the program in Aspen will also be exciting, as the ski area is top notch and the community support is unparalleled. It's definitely a great challenge ahead, and I'm looking forward to it."

Jardine is the former Head Coach of the U.S. Disabled Alpine Ski Team and the 2006 U.S. Paralympic Alpine Ski Team. He created and led the Challenge Aspen racing program for the past few years, which has had great success in the development of military and veteran athletes towards success in Paralympic alpine skiing.

He received the Amazing Leader Award from the USOC in 2007 and the International Disabled Coach of the Year in 2006 from U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.