Women Athletes to Watch at the Beijing Winter Paralympics
11 Women Athletes to Watch at the 2022 Paralympics
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Sport: biathlon, cross-country skiing
Country: USA
Follow Kendall Gretsch on Instagram: @k.gretsch
Kendall Gretsch won PTWC triathlon gold at the Tokyo Paralympics this past summer, adding to her two gold medals from the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics in 2018 (biathlon 6km sitting and cross-country 12km sitting). She was the first woman athlete from Team USA to win an Olympic or Paralympic biathlon title, NBC Sports reported. Now, she'll be competing in the biathlon and cross-country skiing events in Beijing 2022.
Gretsch had six months or so to transition to winter-sport mode after the Tokyo Games, and she said during a Team USA media summit last fall that she tried to take some time off between the two seasons to recharge: "There's a lot of mental energy that goes towards preparing for a game, so I think that was the most important part for me, is really making sure that I took a mental break and a physical break between Tokyo and then leading up into Beijing."