2012 Paralympic Athlete Stories | Medal Quest

“Thank you, London”

Medal Quest | 10/15/12 at 12:52 p.m.

As the Games ended, MEDAL QUEST’s Paralympians talked about the fantastic welcome that London gave the athletes.

A Family Bonds in Racing

Medal Quest | 10/10/12 at 01:26 p.m.

For Tatyana McFadden, London 2012 is her third Paralympics, a chance to add even more medals. For her sister Hannah, 16 years old, it’s a first-time experience. Both are competing in the 100m sprint.

“Athletes being athletes, there’re going to be accidents.”

Medal Quest | 10/09/12 at 11:52 a.m.

Cheri Blauwet, seven-time Paralympic medalist and now a medical doctor, has turned her skills to preventing athlete accidents.

Ending on a Perfect 10

Medal Quest | 10/04/12 at 09:55 a.m.

Archers Jeff Fabry and Matt Stutzman knew, going in to the Games, that the competition would be fierce in each of their divisions.

2012 LONDON ARCHERY HIGHLIGHTS

Medal Quest | 10/03/12 at 03:46 p.m.

Matthew Stutzman and Jeff Fabry of Team USA at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

One Year Later

Medal Quest | 09/27/12 at 12:37 p.m.

Exactly a year before the 2012 Paralympic Games, Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder was injured in an IED explosion in Afghanistan.

2012 LONDON LONG JUMP HIGHLIGHTS

Medal Quest | 09/27/12 at 10:55 a.m.

Visually impaired athlete Lex Gillette's silver-medal jump is today's slideshow feature.

“We knew they were going to fight”

Medal Quest | 09/20/12 at 04:05 p.m.

Team USA’s wheelchair basketball players Paul Schulte and Joseph Chambers talk MEDAL QUEST through their bronze medal match against Great Britain’s “really good” players.

2012 LONDON WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS

Medal Quest | 09/20/12 at 01:12 p.m.

Team USA's Men's and Women's wheelchair basketball teams at the 2012 London Paralympic Games.

ANJALI FORBER PRATT'S BLOG

Anjali Forber-Pratt | 09/14/12 at 11:22 a.m.

“How did it go?” and “Did you medal?” are the two most common questions I am encountering lately.

As an athlete, it is far more exciting to brag about moments of success, and it’s easier for fans and spectators to rally behind you in those times of victory. So what happens when you have a tough race, and well-intentioned people ask, “How’d it go?”

“Crash into them as hard as you can.”

Medal Quest | 09/13/12 at 09:51 a.m.

Andy Cohn and Nicholas Springer of USA Wheelchair Rugby talked to MEDAL QUEST after the US beat Team Great Britain.

LAST DAY OF THE 2012 GAMES

Medal Quest | 09/10/12 at 11:34 a.m.

9 September 2012 - The last day of the Paralympics was a wrap-up day, just a few events. But the US went out on a strong note: Wheelchair rugby cruised to a 53-43 win in their final match, bringing home the bronze, and in the women’s marathon (T54), Team USA’s Shirley Reilly won gold.

100m Run by the Fastest Men In The World

Medal Quest | 09/09/12 at 01:31 p.m.

The most high-profile race in the Paralympics is the Men’s 100m sprint (T44), headlined by South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius, called “the fastest man on no legs.”

DAY 10 OF COMPETITION

Medal Quest | 09/09/12 at 09:53 a.m.

8 September 2012 - Today was the last full day of competition, and the MEDAL QUEST team and I were drawn to Track and Field again. We were especially watching the preliminary heats for the women’s 100m (T-54) wheelchair race to see the McFadden sisters, Tatyana and Hannah, sprinting head to head.

DAY 9 OF COMPETITION - Live from London

Medal Quest | 09/08/12 at 10:18 a.m.

7 September 2012 - It’s coming down to the final stretch here in the Games – just one more full day of competition on Saturday, then final events and the Closing Ceremonies on Sunday.

“Thank you, London”

A Family Bonds in Racing

“Athletes being athletes, there’re going to be accidents.”

Ending on a Perfect 10

2012 LONDON ARCHERY HIGHLIGHTS

One Year Later

2012 LONDON LONG JUMP HIGHLIGHTS

“We knew they were going to fight”

2012 LONDON WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS

ANJALI FORBER PRATT'S BLOG

“Crash into them as hard as you can.”

LAST DAY OF THE 2012 GAMES

100m Run by the Fastest Men In The World

DAY 10 OF COMPETITION

DAY 9 OF COMPETITION - Live from London

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