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Lex Gillette Video Interview, U.S. Paralympic Long Jumper
08/30/2012
Elexis "Lex" Gillette headed to the 2012 Paralympic Games with one goal in mind: earning a gold medal. Gillette is a two-time silver medalist in the event — in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008 — so he knew that a gold medal in London would cement what has been an already outstanding career into a truly great one.
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Jessica Long Video Interview, U.S. Paralympic Swimmer
08/27/2012
When U.S. Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long, 20, was 18 months old, her legs were amputated as a result of fibular hemimelia, a congenital lack of a crucial leg bone. Throughout her childhood and swimming career, Long has had to endure many surgeries on her legs.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Paralympic Runner April Holmes On Sharing Gold With Fellow Americans
09/13/2012
U.S. Paralympic runner April Holmes, 39, won her gold medal in the T44 100m event in 2008's Olympic games in Beijing — a couple of steps up from her 2004 Athens bronze medal win, and while her legs — one artificial from a train accident she had in 2001 — took her far, her positive attitude took her even farther.
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U.S. Paralympic Long Jumper Lex Gillette Talks About Losing His Vision Young
09/04/2012
U.S. Paralympic athlete Elexis Gillette, who goes by Lex, has always had an affinity for the long jump, and he wasn't going to let a little thing like vision loss prevent him from living out his dreams as an athlete.
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Prince Harry Congratulates Paralympian
09/04/2012
No, that's not a new love interest for Prince Harry, 27, who has returned to London in a quest for positive press since his Las Vegas fiasco two weeks ago. Harry seems to be finding what he's looking for at the 2012 London Paralympics, where he placed a congratulatory arm around Britain's Jessica-Jane Applegate, 16, after her gold medal win in the women's 200m freestyle S14 event, in which she also set a Paralympic record of 2:12.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Paralympic Swimmer Jessica Long On Overcoming Challenges
08/27/2012
Jessica Long, 20, a swimmer for the U.S. Paralympic team and world record holder in 13 Paralympic events, took home gold medals in three of her freestyle swimming events in the 2004 Athens Paralympic games and four gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, as well as a silver and a bronze.
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What Are The Paralympic Games?
08/21/2012
Team USA hasn't had its fill of the 2012 London games just yet — the Paralympics are right around the corner, in which athletes who have physical disabilities compete for the gold, silver and bronze medals for their respective countries.
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What Are The Paralympic Games?
08/21/2012
Team USA hasn't had its fill of the 2012 London games just yet — the Paralympics are right around the corner, in which athletes who have physical disabilities compete for the gold, silver and bronze medals for their respective countries.
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U.S. Paralympic Swimmer Jessica Long On Team Dynamics
08/27/2012
When U.S. Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long, 20, was 18 months old, her legs were amputated as a result of fibular hemimelia, a congenital lack of a crucial leg bone. Throughout her childhood and swimming career, Long has had to endure many surgeries on her legs.
