About Me
I am a 25 year old congenital amputee of the right arm, meaning I was born without a fully developed arm on my right side. I am currently spending my winters following my dream of being a Paralympic ski racer and spending my summers teaching others with disabilities how to horseback ride.
This season will be instrumental in me achieving my lifelong dream of competing for my country in the Paralympic games in Beijing 2022. I am currently 17th in the world in Super G, 24th in the world in Giant Slalom and 24th in the world in Slalom. This past season I earned several medals: two gold (by 4 and 6 seconds) and two silver in super G, a silver and a bronze in GS and a silver in slalom. By the end of my very first season, in which I trained part-time and worked part-time, I qualified for World Cup races in Super G with a finish of 5th in US/Canadian Nationals, just 1.55 seconds off of a Paralympic bronze medalist and 1.38 seconds from the podium. I was competing against women who had been skiing for decades longer than I. That was one of the race results that proved to me and others that I have what it takes to achieve my goal of being a Paralympic athlete.
This year I will be training and competing full-time with the National Sports Center for the Disabled, which is one of the best training programs in the country. In order to be more competitive, I will be updating some pieces of equipment as well as working with a personal trainer.
This season will be instrumental in me achieving my lifelong dream of competing for my country in the Paralympic games in Beijing 2022. I am currently 17th in the world in Super G, 24th in the world in Giant Slalom and 24th in the world in Slalom. This past season I earned several medals: two gold (by 4 and 6 seconds) and two silver in super G, a silver and a bronze in GS and a silver in slalom. By the end of my very first season, in which I trained part-time and worked part-time, I qualified for World Cup races in Super G with a finish of 5th in US/Canadian Nationals, just 1.55 seconds off of a Paralympic bronze medalist and 1.38 seconds from the podium. I was competing against women who had been skiing for decades longer than I. That was one of the race results that proved to me and others that I have what it takes to achieve my goal of being a Paralympic athlete.
This year I will be training and competing full-time with the National Sports Center for the Disabled, which is one of the best training programs in the country. In order to be more competitive, I will be updating some pieces of equipment as well as working with a personal trainer.
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.
