Alana Nichols
- January 10, 2024
- Athlete
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Alana Nichols |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 21, 1983(1983-03-21) |
| Age | 41 |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Alana Nichols Biography
| Name | Alana Nichols |
| Birthday | Mar 21 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Parents | Susan Nichols, David Nichols |
| Siblings | David James Nichols, Julianne Nichols, Jovan Heusser |
| Spouse | Roy Tuscany |
Alana Nichols is one of the most popular and richest Athlete who was born on March 21, 1983 in United States.
While growing up in Farmington in northern New Mexico, Nichols would spend winters snowboarding in Colorado. During one such snowboarding trip in 2000, she attempted a back flip but over-rotated and landed back-first on a rock. The subsequent injury broke her T10/11 vertebra, and left her paralyzed from the waist down.
One month after the Beijing Paralympics, Nichols moved from Alabama to Colorado to begin training in alpine skiing. She had tried adaptive skiing in 2002, but at the time had chosen to focus on basketball instead. After watching the skiing events at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and learning of the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, Colorado, she decided to pursue the sport as soon as the 2008 Summer Paralympics were completed. She began practicing with the NSCD program and showed quick improvement. Her first win came in February 2009 when she beat Paralympic gold medalist Laurie Stephens to take first in the super-G at a North American Cup event in Kimberley, British Columbia. She won the downhill event and placed third in the super combined at the U.S. Adaptive Nationals later that year. In March 2010, she completed her first IPC Alpine World Cup season with a first place in the downhill, second in super combined, and third in super-G. Later in March, she competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, BC, Canada where she won two gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal. She placed first in the downhill and the giant slalom, second in the super-G, and third in the super combined. Nichols is the first American woman with gold medals in the summer and winter games.
Alana Nichols Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Athlete |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alana Nichols is one of the richest Athlete from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alana Nichols 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Alana Jane Nichols (born March 21, 1983) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and alpine skier.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Alana Nichols Dating?
According to our records, Alana Nichols married to Roy Tuscany. As of December 1, 2023, Alana Nichols’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Albert Ranked on the list of most popular Athlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alana Nichols celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.
What is Alana Nichols disability?
After suffering a spinal cord injury at age 17 while attempting a back flip on her snowboard, Alana quickly transitioned to adaptive sports. She is the first American female to win gold medals at both Summer (Wheelchair Basketball) and Winter (Alpine Ski Racing) Olympic/Paralympic Games.
What happened Alana Nichols?
When the accident occurred, Nichols was taken by helicopter to the San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington and it took eight hours of surgery to reconstruct her back with two rods and three pins. The injury broke her T10/11 vertebrae and left her paralyzed from the waist down.
How old was Alana Nichols when she got paralyzed?
In 2000, Alana Nichols suffered a spinal cord injury at age 17 while attempting a back-flip on her snowboard. Although paralyzed from the waist down, Alana’s athletic career wouldn’t be suppressed for long.
Is Alana Nichols retired?
While Nichols is no longer competing “competitively,” she also is not retired.
Why is Alana Nichols famous?
Because of her lifelong love for sports , Nichols, a native of New Mexico, continued to excel in wheelchair basketball and Alpine skiing to become the first American woman to win gold in the Summer (2008) and Winter (2010) Paralympic Games.