When he was undergoing treatment for the cancer that would eventually take his left leg, Noah Elliott happened to catch a glimpse of his future on the television screen.
And after watching the snowboarders race in the 2014 Paralympics, and later deciding with his doctors to amputate his leg, the skateboarder from Missouri knew what his next move would be. He saved money from his job as a dishwasher, raised money online, and moved to Utah to learn to ride on the snow.
With help from the National Ability Center in Park City and the trainers at Team Utah, Elliott’s decision and commitment paid off this month in South Korea, where he won two medals, gold and bronze, at the Pyeongchang Paralympics.