Roderick has seen a lot in his young life. He has the wisdom of someone far older, but he also has the little kid enthusiasm as he tells the story of how his good bud and roommate Rudy Garcia-Tolson hooked him on swimming when he let Roderick ride on his back as Rudy swam in a hotel pool. Fear of the water soon became a desire to faster and empower others the way that Rudy had empowered him.

Cheri Blauwet is an American physician and Paralympic wheelchair racer. She is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, is Assistant Professor of PM&R at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Ted Fay joins us to explain the often misunderstood "Factor System". A former Paralympic (1980 – 1991) and Olympic (1988) coach and international cross country ski official (1988 – 2010), Dr. Fay has an extensive background in international sport including being active in the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Fay is recognized as an international expert on issues related to the integration and inclusion of athletes with a disability in mainstream sport

Bob started skiing in Wisconsin in 1968 after watching Jean Claude Killy win all three gold medals in the Grenoble Olympics. “He was so cool, I have to try that”. Skied pro moguls and performed in ski shows, both indoors, and outdoors... Became a stuntman for Hot Dog The Movie.

Ryan Baker is a former Paralympic Ski Racer and current Lacrosse player. As founder of Wheelchair LaCrosse USA Ryan is pioneering the game and spreading awareness for spinal cord injury survivors through his work at Twisted Spine. Check it out!

He inspires millions of people across the globe with his universal message of living life on your own terms and building the framework for self-acceptance. Born with an extremely rare form of dwarfism (metatropic dysplasia), Brandon has turned his life experience of suffering, isolation, and victimhood into empowerment, impact and influence.

Artemis Joukowsky III is an American director, author, producer and disabilities activist. He is best known for his work on the documentary films Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War, Carbon Nation and more. Artemis is also an aspiring paralympian!

What's next for Dianne Vitkus? After an unfortunate accident Dianne is determined to rehab and is hopeful for the future.

As a cancer survivor, he races for all those who cannot...His credits his mother as the most influential person in his life and career.

Was born without her left hand and forearm...After her time as a DI cross country and track and field athlete, she quickly became involved in the adaptive sports community where she not only volunteered as a limb-different coach, but also began training in track and field for the Paralympic Games...Aravich caught the attention of a U.S. Paralympic Nordic Ski coach who invited her to a training camp in 2019, which sparked her training for the Paralympic Winter Games.