Template:Did you know nominations/Paralympic alpine skiing

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Para-alpine skiing

Sgt. Anthony Larson, his adaptive ski instructor close behind, skis down the beginner’s hill on his mono-ski March 9 in Vail, Colo. Larson lost his right leg below the knee while serving in Iraq.

  • ... that para-alpine skiing sit skiers (Anthony Larson pictured) use a mono-ski developed in Austria by an above the knee amputee?

Created/expanded by LauraHale (talk). Nominated by Hawkeye7 (talk) at 11:26, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

  • Comment: Would this DYK read better? ... that para-alpine skiing (pictured) uses a mono-ski developed in Austria by an above-the-knee amputee?
The new DYK above is shorter. Grammatically I think these are the two options: "skier amputated above the knee" or "above-the-knee amputee" CathMontgomery (talk) 06:10, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
  • Symbol confirmed.svg Original and alt are both fine, though our own article uses monoski without a hyphen, this should be standardised in the article and hook. "Above-the-knee" would also be the correct use, rather than "above the knee". Otherwise this all checks out fine. GRAPPLE X 23:53, 9 October 2012 (UTC)