Featured Speaker - Sara Will, Paralympic gold medallist - top woman monoskier in the world

Sarah Will is regarded as the top woman monoskier in the world. She has earned twelve Paralympic gold medals and one silver, placing her among the most decorated U.S. skiers. Just prior to retiring after eleven years with the U.S. Disabled Ski Team, Sarah ran a clean sweep of all four downhill skiing events during the 2002 Paralympic Games in Salt Lake City, UT. She tied
the world record for the most Paralympic gold medals won during the winter games; Sarah was the first person with a disability inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 2004.

This wasn’t the career path that Sarah had always dreamed of but in 1988 a ski accident resulting in a spinal cord injury, changed her life. One year after her accident she was back on the slopes taking her first run in a monoski and reaching speeds of over 65MPH. Her strong comeback sends a powerful message that if one works hard enough and keeps focused on life goals, anything is truly possible.

Her passion to share her love of skiing, led her to Co-found the Sarah Will and Chris Waddell Vail Monoski Camp in 1993. This annual event for skiers of all ages and abilities is designed to provide skiers with the fundamentals to take skiing to new levels. Sarah also spends time giving motivational speeches and works as an accessibility consultant. She is the Executive Director of AXS Vail Valley (Access Vail Valley), a non-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging the growth and expansion of recreation programs and services for people with disabilities. As a
motivational speaker, Sarah shares her Olympic experience and how she uses skiing as a metaphor for life. In 2003, she began working with “Think First” a national injury prevention program targeted for K -12 children. As a VIP speaker, she shares her experience of living with a spinal cord injury and how to avoid sustaining one.

As a spokesperson, Sarah partners with companies and organizations that help people lead more independent and fulfilling lives through the products and services they provide. Through these partnerships she hopes to change perceptions and highlight the incredible work that is being done to help people live their lives to the fullest.

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