The Final Push to the Paralympics!
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Two and a half years ago I had my right foot amputated below the knee following six years of operations and pain after a botched foot and ankle reconstruction following on from club foot complications. Next March, I hope to be the first woman to represent GB in Parasnowboarding in the Paralympics, and the first to come back with a medal.
This winter I finished 6th at the Parasnowboard World Champs and am the current British and European Paratriathlon Champion. At the World Champs I met the initial GB selection criteria for the Paralympics, and whilst I have to do that again this season, it is well within my reach. Leading up to the Paralympics in Pyeongchang there are parasnowboard races in New Zealand, Dubai, Holland, Finland and Canada, and, for the best shot at the Paralympics, I need to race as many of them as possible. However I am a totally unfunded athlete and receive no support from my National Governing Body, British Parasnowsport, due to being ill last winter which led to me spending 10 weeks in hospital and losing funding and being excluded from the team. Whilst I do what I can to train as cheaply as possible, racing all of these World Cups will cost me around £8000 - covering flights, accomodation, equipment, race entry, insurance, lift pass etc. and if that would be without having a coach or any support with me. Any help at all will be enormously appreciated. This is a massive goal and I have pushed hard for the last two years since the first time I got on a snowboard, it has been a steep learning curve but I am now in the position where getting to the Paralympics and being very competitive is within my grasp. With your support I will be able to get there.
To keep up to date on social media you can follow me on instagram https://instagram.com/cassie.cava/ and twitter https://www.twitter.com/onelegdontcare
This winter I finished 6th at the Parasnowboard World Champs and am the current British and European Paratriathlon Champion. At the World Champs I met the initial GB selection criteria for the Paralympics, and whilst I have to do that again this season, it is well within my reach. Leading up to the Paralympics in Pyeongchang there are parasnowboard races in New Zealand, Dubai, Holland, Finland and Canada, and, for the best shot at the Paralympics, I need to race as many of them as possible. However I am a totally unfunded athlete and receive no support from my National Governing Body, British Parasnowsport, due to being ill last winter which led to me spending 10 weeks in hospital and losing funding and being excluded from the team. Whilst I do what I can to train as cheaply as possible, racing all of these World Cups will cost me around £8000 - covering flights, accomodation, equipment, race entry, insurance, lift pass etc. and if that would be without having a coach or any support with me. Any help at all will be enormously appreciated. This is a massive goal and I have pushed hard for the last two years since the first time I got on a snowboard, it has been a steep learning curve but I am now in the position where getting to the Paralympics and being very competitive is within my grasp. With your support I will be able to get there.
To keep up to date on social media you can follow me on instagram https://instagram.com/cassie.cava/ and twitter https://www.twitter.com/onelegdontcare
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Cassie Cava
Organizer
