Allie Johnson
PARA-ALPINE SKI RACER
Amputee. Para-Alpine Ski Racer. Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor. Paralympic Hopeful. Disability Advocate. |
Hi, my name is Allie Johnson. My life’s mission is to enable others with disabilities to achieve their goals through teaching, through support and through example. Through my professional work as a therapeutic horseback riding instructor, I have enabled others through my teaching. Through my continued friendship and advocacy, I have helped through support. Through my dedication and my hard work towards accomplishing my goal of being a Paralympic athlete, I enable others with disabilities through example.
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You can help me reach my goal of racing in the 2022 Winter Paralympics by donating to my training fees at PayPal.me/allievjohnson, following my story on Instagram @allievjohnson or contacting me at allievjohnson@gmail.com.
I have been skiing since I was 4 years old. It is my greatest life passion. As a woman with a disability, I am often given limitations from people that do not know anything about me. Then they see me ski. Skiing has given me a sense of freedom, confidence and determination.
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If I was not born “different”, I would not have been given this amazing opportunity to live a life that constantly excites and challenges me: the life of a future Paralympic ski racer. For that reason, I do not simply ski for myself. I ski for everyone with a disability that has been told ‘you can’t.’
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