"As part of her recovery, Huckaby went on a rehabilitation ski trip, where she learned how to snowboard. All it took was one ride down the slopes to know she had found a new passion, and soon after her family moved to the mountains. "That's where I fell in love with competing," the 29-year-old tells Bustle. By 18, she went pro."
"Now, Huckaby is gearing up for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. To get ready, she's been been dialing it in at the gym and paying attention to nutrition. "When you get to such a high level in sport, it's so hard to find those incremental growths," she tells Bustle. But she says eating well helps her notice small improvements in her performance - ones that often make the difference between silver and gold."
"Four years later, Huckaby took home gold and bronze at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China. She also has five gold medals from the World Para Snowboard Championships. Huckaby's high-level nutrition knowledge also benefits her family, where she's a mom to two young girls, Lilah and Sloan, and a cat mom to Mouse. Fittingly, she also stars in pet food brand Nulo's Fuel Incredible campaign. "Everyone's covered. We're all eating good here," she says."
Brenna Huckaby began as a competitive gymnast in Louisiana until osteosarcoma at 14 led to the amputation of her right leg above the knee. Rehabilitation introduced her to snowboarding, and a single run sparked a passion that prompted her family to move to the mountains. She turned pro at 18 and has multiple Paralympic and World Championship medals, including two golds in 2018 and gold and bronze in 2022. Preparation for Milano Cortina 2026 focuses on gym training and precise nutrition. Huckaby balances elite sport with motherhood and participates in a pet food campaign.
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