Andrew Kurka thinks he is ready to stop skiing down mountains. But he will never stop climbing them.
Kurka intends to retire from skiing after these Paralympics, at age 34. He hopes to come home from Italy with more medals (he already has two) and no more required surgeries (he already needs one, for a herniated disc in his neck). He and his wife, Verónica, want to have children. He owns a bed and breakfast in his home state of Alaska. He is a boat captain. He has a pilot’s license. He hunts; he fishes; he wants to teach others with disabilities how to fly.
