Israel's first winter Paralympian balances sport, religion
Sheyne Vaspi, 20, is the first Israeli to feature at the Winter Paralympics, finishing 15th in the giant slalom standing event despite an injury from a fall earlier in the competition.
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Sheyne Vaspi, 20, is the first Israeli to feature at the Winter Paralympics, finishing 15th in the giant slalom standing event despite an injury from a fall earlier in the competition.
One-legged skier Sheina Vaspi finishes 15th in her first and only event as the second race was moved to Saturday due to weather considerations.
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Sheina Vaspi, finishing 15th in giant slalom, is forced to skip the slalom event after it was rescheduled for Saturday, when the religiously observant athlete does not compete
Sheina Vaspi’s membership in the Chabad movement of Judaism led to her wearing a skirt on the slopes. But skiing on the Sabbath was a nonstarter.