'Paving the way': Israel's first winter Paralympian to ski in Beijing on one leg
Sheina Vaspi, a Hasidic woman from northern Israel, skis at speeds up to 55 mph; hopes to inspire next generation of Paralympic athletes
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Sheina Vaspi, a Hasidic woman from northern Israel, skis at speeds up to 55 mph; hopes to inspire next generation of Paralympic athletes
Sheina Vaspi is making Israel's first tracks in international competition.
Sheina Vaspi will become the first, and sole, Israeli athlete to compete at the Beijing Winter Paralympics, March 3-14.
Downhill skier Sheina Vaspi, 20, will be Israel’s sole competitor at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing from March 4 to March 13. Although Israel has always sent a team to the Summer Paralympics, this marks the first time that it will be competing in the Winter Paralympics. In another first, Vaspi was the first Israeli to…
Sheina Vaspi, 20, is making history for Israel, first at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Lillehammer and in March at Paralympics in Beijing.