Episode #43 - Michael Spivey - Paralympic Snowboarder

Michael Spivey is a Paralympian who was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina and grew up in Abilene, Texas. Michael is a third-generation marine. He survived an IED explosion without a scratch in 2008. However, in 2010 he was in the middle of a second IED explosion that caused him to lose part of his left arm. He found snowboarding in 2011, and a mere six years later he placed in the World Championships in banked slalom and border cross and participated in the 2018 Paralympics. He is currently training to make the US Team for the Beijing Paralympics. You can follow Michael’s journey at michaelspiveyusa.com, on Instagram @spvy005, and on Facebook @ Michael Spivey athlete.