WOMEN'S HAND CYCLING - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

HEIGHT & WEIGHT:  5'8 / 122 lbs

DATE OF BIRTH: June 19, 1989 (27)

BIRTHPLACE, HOMETOWN & TRAINING RESIDENCE:   Khmelnitskyy, Ukraine, (At time of birth a part of the Soviet Union) / Louisville, KY / Champaign, IL

DISCIPLINES: Paralympic Cycling (Rio 2016) /// Cross Country Skiing (Sochi 2014) /// Rowing Trunk and Arm Double Sculls (mixed team-Rob Jones USMC) (London 2012)

# OF YEARS ON THE US NATIONAL TEAM: Cycling since 2014 /// Cross Country Skiing & Biathlon since 2011 /// Rowing from 2011-13

PARALYMPIC EXPERIENCE & MEDALS: 

•  2014 Paralympic Silver Medalist - Nordic Ski - 12km Cross Country
•  2014 Paralympic Bronze Medalist - Nordic Ski - 5km Cross Country
•  2012 Paralympic Bronze Medalist - Rowing - Double Sculls

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS: 

• 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championship Silver Medalist - 5km Cross Country
• 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championship Bronze Medalist - 1km Cross Country
• 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championship Bronze Medalist - H5 Road Race

U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS: 2014 Paralympic Cross Country Championships in biathlon, 1k, 5k, 10k (4 Gold Medals)

WORLD CUP SEASON MEDALS: 

• 2015-16 IPC Nordic Cross Country 4 Gold & 1 Bronze Medals
• 2015-16 IPC Biathlon 1 Silver & 1 Bronze Medals
• 2014-15 IPC Nordic Cross Country 7 Gold & 2 Silver Medals
• 2013-14 IPC Nordic Cross Country 2 Bronze Medals
• 2012-13 IPC Nordic Cross Country 1 Bronze Medal
• 2011-12 Samsung World Rowing Cup III Gold Medal

IPC WORLD CUP FINAL MEDALS:

• 2016 IPC Nordic Cross Country Skiing in Sprint & 20km (2 Gold Medals)
• 2015 IPC Nordic Cross Country Skiing in 12km and 5km (2 Gold Medals)  
• 2012 IPC Nordic Cross Country Skiing in 12km (Bronze)

IPC WORLD CUP OVERALL SEASON MEDALS:

•   2016 IPC Overall Nordic Cross Country Skiing Champion
•   2015 IPC Overall Nordic Cross Country Skiing Champion

USOC PARALYMPIC ATHLETE OF THE MONTH / YEAR AWARDS:

• March 2016 - Team USA Awards Athlete of the Month nominee (Nordic Skiing)
• 2015 Team USA Awards nominee - Female Paralympian of the Year
• March 2015 - Paralympic Athlete of the Month (Nordic Skiing)
• 2014 Best of U.S. Award Show nominee - Female Paralympian of the Year

EQUIPMENT USED IN COMPETITION:  

• Skiing: Fischer Skis, CraftUSA, Leki USA, Oakley
• Biathlon: Fischer Skis, CraftUSA, Leki USA
• Cycling:  Oakley

ENDORSEMENTS:  KT Tape & Oakley

SOCIAL MEDIA:  @OksanaMasters Twitter & Instagram

https://www.facebook.com/OksanaMastersUSA 

NOTES:  

• 2012 US Rowing's Female Athlete of the Year,
• 2012 ESPN the Magazine's the BODY Issue participant
• 2014 ESPYs Nominee - Best Female Athlete with a Disability (Nordic Skiing)
• 2014 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Event in Vuokatti, Finland where Oksana won Gold in Sprint Sitting was the first ever Gold by a female from the United States in IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup history
• 2014 Team USA Best of U.S. Awards nominee for Best Female Paralympian and Best Moment of the Paralympic Games
• 2015 ESPYs nominee - Best Female Athlete with a Disability (Nordic Skiing & Hand Cycling)
• 2016 IPC Nordic Skiing - Oksana was undefeated in Sprint during the 2015-16 World Cup Season
• 2016 ESPYs nominee - Best Female Athlete with a Disability (Nordic Skiing)

BIO PER SPORT:  

TeamUSA: http://www.teamusa.org/para-nordic-skiing/athletes/Oksana-Masters#news 

US Rowing: http://www.usrowing.org/Pressbox/AthleteBios/OksanaMasters

Suffered her disability as a child in the Ukraine as a result of a birth defect from the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant fallout.  Oksana moved from an orphanage in the Ukraine to the United States after being adopted by Ms. Gay Masters when she was 8 years old.