Cape Cod轮椅冰壶运动员Sean O'Neill加入美国2026残奥队

39岁的马萨诸塞州Cape Cod律师Sean O'Neill将代表美国参加2026年米兰科尔蒂纳残奥会轮椅冰壶项目。他四年前在Cape Cod Curling Club起步,已成为3月6日起在意大利科尔蒂纳参赛的混合队核心成员。该赛事有六大项目超600名运动员参赛,美国队旨在结束该项目奖牌荒。

Sean O'Neill四年前在马萨诸塞州法尔茅斯的Cape Cod Curling Club训练活动中发现了轮椅冰壶。这位39岁、居住在附近的律师此后深入参与这项运动,他将其描述为身体与心理挑战的结合。“让我如此投入并热爱这项运动的,总是身体与心理的结合——战略部分,”O'Neill对GBH News说。 nn轮椅冰壶类似于传统冰壶,常被称为“冰上国际象棋”,选手将壶向称为“屋”的靶心滑动,同时阻挡对手。但没有用扫帚扫冰;运动员使用长达八英尺的投壶杆进行精准投掷。“我们必须更精准、更准确,因为没有扫冰帮忙,”O'Neill解释道。 nnO'Neill是七名备战残奥会的美国运动员之一,赛事将于2026年3月6日在意大利科尔蒂纳开幕。混合队包括蒙大拿州的Katie Verderber、威斯康星州的Matt Thums、明尼苏达州的Oyuna Uranchimeg和科罗拉多州的Dan Rose,由明尼苏达州Owatonna的Pete Annis执教。另一对混合双打是来自威斯康星州的Laura Dwyer和Steve Emt。该队最近在2024年世锦赛B组夺金,并在麦迪逊、密尔沃基和丹佛等地高强度训练。 nn美国冰壶协会轮椅项目总监Annis赞扬O'Neill的战略头脑:“他对比赛和战略的了解是他的强项。他在指挥比赛方面极其聪明。”美国从未在轮椅冰壶项目摘牌,这是两大美国残奥零胜项目之一,近期国际赛事也面临挑战。但Annis乐观,认为包括O'Neill在内的四位残奥首秀选手带来了“新热情”。 nn混合队的循环赛将于3月4日至12日进行,半决赛和决赛在13日和14日。他们将面对中国、加拿大、英国、瑞典和挪威等劲敌。O'Neill激动地说:“这真是荣幸。去残奥会感觉像梦一样,我再兴奋、专注不过了。” nn转播将在NBC和Peacock播出,与奥运会制作水平相当。O'Neill将兴趣增长归功于更高曝光度:“看到残奥项目被置于与奥运相同的水平,真是令人满足——本该如此。”马萨诸塞州Taunton的16岁Mary MacDonald等年轻运动员视O'Neill为榜样,也梦想参加残奥会。

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Wheelchair curling mixed doubles made its Paralympic debut on March 4, 2026, at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, with four matches deciding the opening round-robin standings. The United States, China, Estonia, and Italy all secured victories in the inaugural event, held two days before the official opening ceremony. This new format marks the first competitive action of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.

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