I have a number of spectacular
people in my life, strong women
like my mother who forged a way
forward for me in my sport, in
society, and in everyday life.
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and have one leg - do you want to snowboard?’ I
quit my job and moved down to Jindabyne near the
Snowy Mountains the next winter.”
Joany experienced success early in her transition to
the sport when she qualified as Australia’s first female
snowboarder for the Sochi Winter Paralympics in 2014.
But a dislocated knee in a training run would stall her
success, until 2015 when Joany won silver medals in
the Para-snowboard World Cups in Aspen, America,
and Big White, Canada.
More recently, Joany’s conquests have continued,
when she placed second in two events at the 2017
Test Event in Pyeongchang, ahead of the South
Korea Winter Paralympics in 2018.
Receiving the two silver medals was a career
highlight for Joany, whose placings now rank her
number one in the world for her category.
Ever the athlete, Joany hasn’t let recent successes
and achievements distract her from her goals.
“For the last three years my long-term goal has
always been to compete at the Korea Winter
Paralympics Games in 2018,” she said.
“I have strict training goals leading into the games
to ensure that I am able to put my best foot forward
for myself, and for Australia.”
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With less than a year until the games, Joany
Badenhorst will be one to watch when the Winter
Paralympic Games begin in Pyeongchang, South
Korea, from March 9, 2018.
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