8 Memorable Moments From the 2022 Winter Paralympics

US snowboarder Brenna Huckaby almost didn't go to the Paralympics this year because the International Paralympic Committee removed the SB-LL1 event she competes in, saying that there weren't enough competitors. The SB-LL1 classification is for athletes with "significant impairment" to one leg.

But Huckaby's lawyer fought for her to participate in SB-LL2 events, which includes athletes with a lesser degree of disability — and she went ahead to win gold in banked slalom. "The fight was worth it," she wrote on Instagram. "I mean the fight was worth it before the medal, it's just icing on the cake." She also earned bronze in snowboard cross.