After losing his left leg in an electrical accident at the age of 17, Greg Mannino went on to win six gold, four silver and two bronze Paralympic medals during his skiing career. The first Paralympic skier to be on the cover of Skiing magazine became an unstoppable force in the downhill and super-G following his debut at the 1988 Winter Games.

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