Sports Illustrated - USA (2022-02)

HOW DO YOU top
scoring the game-
tying goal with 37 seconds
left in regulation and the
winner in overtime against

rival Canada to earn your

team a third consecutive

gold medal? If you’re

Declan Farmer, you go

for a fourth straight.

Born a bilateral

amputee (his right leg

below the knee and

his left above), the

24-year-old forward

from Tampa has played

sled hockey since age 9.

After graduating from

Princeton with a degree

in economics in 2020,

Farmer helped the U.S.

beat Canada again

in June ’21, this time

for a second straight

world championship.

A rematch in Beijing is

likely in the cards. —J.L.

The two-time Paralympian looks to lead Te am USA to

an UNPRECEDENTED FOURTH STRAIGHT gold medal

BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS