Alicia Dana
Physical Challenge: Paraplegia
Sports: Handcycling, Monoskiing, Wheelchair Basketball
Hometown: Putney, Vermont
Alicia was a competitive, able-bodied cyclist and Nordic skier when she fell from a 40’ tree as a teenager, becoming paralyzed from the waist down. Determined to return to what she once loved, Alicia took up handcycling and quickly gained momentum in the sport. Alicia made the National Team and competed in the World Championships in 2002. After taking 9 years off to raise her daughter as a single parent, Alicia returned to racing in 2011, making the US Paralympic Team in 2012. Since then, she has maintained her status, competing in 2 Paralympic Games, and numerous World Cups, and joined the CAF Women’s Handcycling Team in 2019. Alicia currently holds 1 silver and 2 bronze medals from the Paralympic Games. In her free time, Alicia enjoys reading, outdoor activities of any kind, traveling, and spending time with her teenage daughter.