Hailey Danz is a two-time Paralympian who won silver medals representing team USA. Now, she has her eyes set on winning again in Paris.
COLORADO SPRINGS — Monday August 28 marks one year out from the Paralympic games in Paris, and training and conditioning hasn’t stopped for parathletes in Olympic City USA.
“It really kind of felt like that piece of my identity had been taken away, and that I wasn't going to be able to be active and play sports,” said Danz. Danz picked up the sport of para-triathlon in college, and has been competing for 12 years now. She said when she first began competing, the sport was beginning to take off, and it had just been announced that the para-triathlon would be making its debut in Rio de Janeiro a few years later. She said she was committed to being on the first Paralympic triathlon team, and wanted to represent Team USA.
Danz said Tokyo was an incredible experience, and she's thankful she even got to compete. While it’s only been two years since Tokyo, and one more year to go before Paris, she’s said she’s looking forward to competing in the games once again. Danz said she's currently training every day, multiple times a day. She said the world championships for her are in a month, and her triathlon team also recently visited Paris. She said during the trip, they went on the same course she hopes to be racing on next year.
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