Alana Nichols’ title, President of the Women’s Sports Foundation, is pretty impressive but the road she took to get to that big desk will blow your mind. From losing her dad, to growing up with her grandparents, to breaking her back, to a dark place, to gold medal position at the Paralympics, nothing has ever been easy for Alana…And that has never stopped her from doing anything. Her story is incredible, a must listen. ace, to gold medal position at the Paralympics, nothing has ever been easy for Alana…And that has never stopped her from doing anything. Her story is incredible, a must listen.
Alana Nichols Show Notes:
4:00: Pre-Olympic party, growing up in NM, and her name
11:00: Raised by grandparents, snowboarding, and sports
15:00: Paralyzed
20:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:30: Challenges, finding basketball, darkness and college
30:00: Paralympic Team, winning gold, skiing and her brother being murdered
40:30: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Two sports, robbed in London and injured at hood
50:00: Back to skiing, pain pills and the Vancouver Paralympics
55:00: Surfing, Kayaking and The Women’s Sports Foundation
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany