| Alex Salamone | |
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| Born | June 17, 1987, Bryansk, Russia |
| Pro Career | – 2010 |
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Competitor for  United States
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| Ice sledge hockey | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2010 Winter Paralympics | Tournament |
Alexi Salamone (born 17 June 1987, in Bryansk, Russia) is an ice sledge hockey player from the USA.[1]
Early life[]
Salamone was born near Chernobyl, the site of a nuclear accident that took place 14 months prior to his birth.[1] As a result, Salamone was born with deformed legs both of which were amputated at the Children’s Institute of Prosthetics in Moscow when he was only four months old.[2] Orphaned, he was adopted by the Salamones, a couple from Buffalo, New York, and moved to the United States at the age of six.[1][3]
Ice sledge hockey[]
Salamone was introduced to ice sports by the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped (S.A.B.A.H.).[1] He has been a member of the U.S. national sledge hockey team since 2003, twice representing his country at the Winter Paralympics.[4]
At the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, Salamone was part of the American team that won the bronze medal.[2] The United States featured in Group B of the tournament and won two of their three group games; 3–0 against Japan and 6–1 over Sweden. A 1–2 defeat in the match against Germany meant the USA faced Group A winners Norway in the semi-finals. The team lost that match 2–4 but went on to beat Germany 4–3 in the bronze medal match.[5]
As a part of the United States national team he won a bronze medal at the 2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, held in Marlborough, USA and won a gold medal at the 2009 Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.[1]
In 2010 he competed at his second Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.[2] Salamone scored the first goal in the final and overall had four goals and four assists in five matches.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Alexi Salamone - January 2010. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved on 11 May 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alexi Salamone. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 12 May 2011.
- ↑ Caple, Jim (25 March 2010). I am living, not just existing'. ESPN. Retrieved on 12 May 2011.
- ↑ Belanger, Joe. "U.S. players share indomitable spirit", 22 April 2011. Retrieved on 11 May 2011.
- ↑ Results Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games Ice Sledge Hockey Men. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved on 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "U.S. sledge hockey team shuts out Japan for Paralympic gold", 20 March 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2011.
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