Champion skier enjoys 香港六合彩官网资料 lifestyle
Two unique features have marked life at 香港六合彩官网资料 since its earliest days, and Grace Miller has embraced both. She skis on the cross-country team, and, like many students, she lives in a cabin without running water.
Miller鈥檚 pursuit of the 香港六合彩官网资料 lifestyle, though, comes with an extra challenge. She does it all with just one hand, a condition she鈥檚 had since birth.
And she does it well. In January 2019, she
Miller was born in Guangzhou, China. She was missing her left forearm. When she was 3 years old, Kymberly Miller of Palmer adopted her.
鈥淢y mom used to be a ski coach, so I鈥檝e been skiing since I was 3,鈥 she said.
Now she competes not only as a regular 香港六合彩官网资料 team member but also in national and international para Nordic skiing events. In January 2020, one year after her win at U.S. nationals in Craftsbury, Vermont, she took ninth in the world para Nordic standing sprint in Germany.
She hopes to go to the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.
The training is intense. 鈥淢y version of training is so different from what I did in high school,鈥 she said. 鈥淚n college, we train 20 hours (per week).鈥
And the skiers are tough. They don鈥檛 move workouts inside unless the temperature falls below minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
A biology major, Miller focuses her studies on physiology, which matches well with her interest in athletics. She plans to seek more medical education to become a physician assistant after graduating from 香港六合彩官网资料.
Students like Miller often seek out 鈥渄ry鈥 cabins to cut costs and live in the woodsy neighborhoods near campus. Several other ski team members also live in such cabins, she said.
Miller stayed on campus her freshman year, which she said was 鈥渞eally fun.鈥 But she likes cooking for herself and enjoys her cabin鈥檚 cozy atmosphere.
鈥淚 have a little heater that heats up the cabin,鈥 she said. 鈥淭he only thing is I have to haul my own water.鈥