Caleb Brousseau (born July 30, 1988) is a Canadian

para-alpine skier Para-alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. The sport evolved from the efforts of disabled veterans in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World War. The sport is governed by the International ...

. He was born in

Terrace, British Columbia Terrace is a city in the Skeena Country, Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada. This regional hub lies east of the confluence of the Kitsumkalum River into the Skeena River. On British Columbia Highway 16, BC Highway 16, junctions ...

and has 11 brothers and sisters. In 2007 he was injured in a

snowboarding Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralym ...

accident and transitioned to sit skiing. He won a bronze medal at the

2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Par ...

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ...

, Russia, in the men's sitting super-G.

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Living people Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Paralympic alpine skiers for Canada 1988 births People from Terrace, British Columbia Skiing people from British Columbia Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Canadian male alpine skiers Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-Paralympic-medalist-stub