As war rages in Ukraine, Paralympian and gold medalist Oksana Masters brings hope to her country - ESPN
4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Oksana Masters, as told to Charlotte Gibson
by Oksana Masters, as told to Charlotte Gibson
War erupted in Ukraine two days before Oksana Masters left for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. In her own words, Masters explains how she turned her pain into power and won seven medals in honor of Ukraine.
Oksana Masters was born in Ukraine in 1989 with tibial hemimelia, a congenital disordercaused by the Chernobyl nuclear reactor incident. Her left leg was six inches shorter than her right and both le… [+10261 chars]
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