Previously, Andrew Kurka had qualified for the Sochi Paralympics in 2014 — but re-broke his back in his first training run.
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Ask a Climatologist: Winter weather makes a comeback at the winter Olympics
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Alaska sends record number of athletes to the Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics begin in PyeongChang, South Korea on Friday and there are a record number of Alaskan athletes competing for medals over the next few weeks.