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Lemire, a Newfoundland family doctor, tells her “love story” of learning to ski and going on to win 1988 Paralympic Gold medals in Austria, capped off by backcountry ski touring in the Italian Alps. Ontario’s Picton, a dual sport athlete, shares her journey of embracing Para ice hockey and Para Nordic skiing at the national level. She will be heading to her second Paralympic Games at Cortina, Italy with Team Canada in 2026. Lyndsay Conrad and PearlAnn Reichwein bring you the origins and backstory of the Paralympics, remembering the postwar Stoke Mandeville Games and the more recent role of University of Alberta professor Robert Steadward who brokered to bring the Paralympics alongside the IOC Olympic Games. This episode is based on original oral history interviews and library research prepared for this podcast.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Subject"]},"value":{"en":["Women","Skiing","Skis","Skier","Nordic","History","Paralympics","Para Nordic Skiing","Canada","Cross Country-Skiing","Outdoor Recreation","Winter Sports","Canadian History","Social History","Women's History","Sport History","Western Canadian History"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode\"\u003eAttribution NonCommercial 4.0 International\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;Listen to Francine Lemire and Christina Picton, both Para Nordic cross country ski racers, as they share their ski stories and experiences as Paralympic athletes. 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