Wheels up for Sochi Miah WHEELER
As Head Coach of the US Paralympic Boardercross Snowboard Team that will compete at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Miah Wheeler will be leading his athletes into the highest level of competition in their sport. For over a decade, he has dedicated his life to working with athletes as a snowboard coach. For the past two years, he has focused his attention on training an elite group of adaptive athletes. Working with the US Paralympians, he frequently finds his role expand to one of an advocate, inventive equipment customizer and logistics expert. As the sport has evolved, Miah has been on the cutting edge of equipment refinements to ensure that boots, boards and other snowboard equipment are modified to suit the specific, very individual needs of the adaptive athletes he mentors. Sometimes, adjustments require on-hill
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photographs provided by Miah Wheeler
by Pete Davis