We are pleased to award 10 winter sport athletes with our BOOST Athlete Grant to support their training efforts. We launched the BOOST program in 2020 as part of our COVID-19 response to provide critical financial aid to high-performance athletes whose training has been disrupted by the pandemic.
Each athlete must apply for the $10,000 grant.
Final selections were guided by an Advisory Board, which included the following members:
- Reynaldo Brown (Olympian – High Jump)
- Karin Korb (Paralympian – Wheelchair Tennis)
- Gabrielle Sabharwal (Publicist and PR Director)
- Tracy Evans (Olympian — Freestyle Skier)
- Darrell Ell (Former Competitions and Development Officer for World Curling Federation)
The 2021 BOOST Athlete Grant recipients are:
- Tyler Carter, Colorado Springs, CO – Para Alpine Skiing
- Brittani Coury, Salt Lake City, UT – Paralympic Snowboarding
- Nathan Crumpton, Park City, UT – Skeleton
- Steve Emt, Hebron, CT – Wheelchair Curling
- Joey Okesson, Southbury, CT – Snowboarding
- Megan Smallhouse, Salt Lake City, UT – Freestyle Aerial Skiing
- George Steffey, New London, NH – Alpine Ski Racing
- Monica Walker, Watertown, MA – Curling
- Thomas Walsh, Vail, CO – Para Alpine Skiing
- Kendall Wesenberg, Nashville, TN – Skeleton
