For the First Time Ever, Snowboarding Hits the Slopes at the Paralympics
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Second place Nicole Roundy of the USA, first place Amy Purdy of the USA and third place Cristina Albert of the USA pose on the podium after the Snowboard Cross Adaptive Standing Women Final. 08/18/11
( Camilla Stoddart / Getty )
( Camilla Stoddart / Getty )
Produced by Arwa Gunja and Schuyler Swenson