March 18, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas, March 18, 2022 – Several Hanger Clinic patients achieved their dreams of competing on the world stage at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games, which concluded last week.
Highlights of the Games included U.S. Men’s Sled Hockey team captain Josh Pauls leading his team to earn their fourth consecutive gold medal, and Lera Doederlein representing Team USA as one of the youngest members of the U.S. Nordic Skiing Team. Every athlete demonstrated remarkable dedication to their sport, and made their family, friends, and Hanger Clinic teams proud.
The athletes’ results are listed below, and they were recognized in a special social media post by their clinicians, who cheered them on from afar.
- Matthew Brewer (Salt Lake City, UT) – Alpine Skiing – 25th Place Giant Slalom, 12th Place Slalom
- Receives care from Wendy J. Remington, CPO
- Ravi Drugan (Eugene, OR) – Alpine Skiing – 17th Place Super Giant Slalom, 20th Place Giant Slalom, 10th Place Slalom
- Receives care from John Robert, CPO
- Patrick Halgren (Tolland, CT) – Alpine Skiing – 26th Place Giant Slalom, 24th Place Slalom
- Receives care from Paul Armstrong, CP and Kiley Armstrong, CO
- Allie Johnson (Western Springs, IL) – Alpine Skiing – 14th Place Super Giant Slalom, 12th Place Giant Slalom
- Receives care from Matt Wegmann, CPO
- Andrew Kurka (Palmer, AK) – Alpine Skiing – 4th Place Downhill Skiing
- Receives care from Gretchen Wellman, CO
- Lera Doederlein (Escondido, CA) – Nordic Skiing – 9th Place Para Biathlon Middle Distance and Sprint, 14th Place Para Cross Country Skiing Middle Distance and Sprint
- Watch Lera and her Hanger Clinic prosthetist Danielle Baril, CPO share more about her journey to Beijing: https://nbcmontana.com/sports/content/bozeman-paralympic-athlete-among-youngest-to-compete-this-year
- Josh Pauls (St. Louis, MO) – Sled Hockey – 1st Place (Gold Medal)
- Receives care from Fred Schaumburg, CP
- Andre Barbieri (Santa Barbara, CA) – Snowboard – 13th Place Banked Slalom, Quarterfinalist Snowboard Cross
- Read more about Andre’s journey, including support from his Hanger Clinic prosthetist Alexis Peterson, CPO: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/article257911128.html
About Hanger Clinic: Hanger Clinic, a subsidiary of Hanger, Inc. (NYSE: HNGR), owns and operates approximately 875 patient care clinics nationwide, where comprehensive, outcomes-based orthotic and prosthetic care is delivered. Rooted in 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, the certified clinicians of Hanger Clinic provide compassionate, expert care and customized solutions for all ages, designed to increase the mobility and function of each person we have the honor of serving. For more information on Hanger Clinic, visit www.HangerClinic.com.
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External Relations Manager
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