Christopher Devlin-Young

CDY (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)

Fishing, cycling, camping, hunting, repairing string musical instruments. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)

At age 53 becoming the oldest gold medallist at the Winter X Games. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)

Para-skiing pioneer Dick Wilson and founder of the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic Sandy Trombetta. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)

"Any time, any place, any condition." (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)

He has been inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame. (VANOC, 12 Feb 2010)

In 2003 and 2004 he was named Disabled Skier of the Year by Ski Racer Magazine. (VANOC, 12 Feb 2010)

In 1982 he was serving in Alaska with the US Coast Guard when he was involved in a plane crash that paralysed him below the waist. (usparalympics.org, 17 Dec 2010)

X GAMES HISTORY
At age 53 he became the oldest athlete to win a medal at the Winter X Games, in 2015 in Aspen, CO, United States of America. In 2006 he won the first ever X Games mono-skiing gold medal. (wvnh.com, 06 Feb 2015)

NATIONAL FIRST
He was the first athlete with an impairment to compete in the US Freeski and Snowboarding Extreme Championships. (gocdy.com, 16 Mar 2013)

WORLD FIRST
He was the first athlete with an impairment to compete alongside an able-bodied team at the World Synchronised Ski Championships. (gocdy.com, 16 Mar 2013)