Downhill skier Sheina Vaspi, 20, will be Israel’s sole competitor at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing from March 4 to March 13. Although Israel has always sent a team to the Summer Paralympics, this marks the first time that it will be competing in the Winter Paralympics. In another first, Vaspi was the first Israeli to…
Sheina Vaspi, 20, is making history for Israel, first at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Lillehammer and in March at the Paralympics in Beijing.
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