“Today I saw someone going down on a snowboard in a frame and they didn't even use their legs”, said Paralympic cycling champion, Jon-Allan Butterworth. “They used their body weight and their arms to tilt the snowboard on a frame. I didn't even know this existed. There’s not many barriers now in this modern life to do any sport”.
Jon-Allan Butterworth was on the slopes at The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead this week where a selection of summer ParalympicsGB athletes and disabled participants were attempting new winter sports. With the Winter Paralympics ongoing in Beijing, ParalympicsGB's summer teammates were attending the event to show their support for their Winter ParalympicsGB colleagues.
The 2016 Paralympic Cycling Champion and three time silver medallist at London 2012 has himself transitioned to the sport of snowboarding after 12 years in elite cycling.
