Para Sports Nutrition

Andrew Kurka is a 3 time paralympic alpine sit skier who won gold in the Downhill and silver in the Super G at the PyeongChang paralympic games. Andrew talks to us about his spinal cord injury, how he got into sit skiing, how a sit ski operates, the things he focuses on with his diet and how he modifies his diet when he's recovering from injuries.

David Hoff is the National Para Ice hockey coach for Team USA, who have won gold at the last 4 Paralympic Winter games. David tells us about the sport of para ice hockey, monitoring athletes' ability to manage training loads, and the primary nutritional concerns.

Nathan Doyle is a para swim coach who has coached numerous Australians to medal at the Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. Nathan describes para swimming to us and provides some insights into how he manages his training programs to cater for a wide range of impairment types.

Melissa (Milly) Tapper is a 3 time Paralympic and 2 time Olympic table tennis player, and sliver medallist from the Tokyo Paralympic games. Milly talks to us about her impairment, how she got into playing table tennis, her training and nutrition, and how she monitors her response to training and recovery.

Melissa Lacroix is the lead physiologist for the Canadian Sports Institute Ontario and the lead physiologist with the Canadian Wheelchair Rugby team. Melissa talks to us about the work she does with para sports and provides advice on some simple monitoring tools that athletes and coaches can use to assess the effectiveness of training and recovery.

Chris Wilkins is a young British para cyclist with a vision impairment. Chris talks to us about his vision impairment, how he transitioned into para cycling, his training and nutrition, and the adaptations he's making to enable him to compete at a higher level.

Carolyn Murray is the Head Para Triathlon coach for team Canada. Carolyn talks to us about how she got into coaching para triathlon, what para triathlon is, some of the training and nutrition challenges, and what she's learnt along the way.

Chris Bond, OAM, is a 3 time Paralympic wheelchair rugby player and quadruple amputee. Chris talks to us about his impairment, his training and nutrition for wheelchair rugby, and provides great advice on keeping your sports nutrition simple but effective.

Katie Holloway Bridge is a 4 time Paralympic sit volleyball medallist and leg amputee. Katie talks to us about her journey from collegiate basketball player to elite sit volleyball player, how she manages her training and nutrition together with full time work, and her first time pregnancy.

Lindsey Zurbrugg is a wheelchair basketball player who was part of the bronze medal winning team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Lindsey talks to us about her impairment which she acquired at age 13, her journey as a basketball player and university student, and her proactive approach to her sports nutrition.