| Josh Dueck | |
| Birth Name: | Joshua Peter Dueck |
| Nickname: | Duey |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Residence: | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Kimberley, British Columbia |
| Height: | 173cm (68inches) |
| Weight: | (2010) |
| Website: | joshdueck.com thisamazinglife.com |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sport: | Professional skier |
| Event: | Downhill |
| Club: | Silver Star Mountain Resort |
| Coach: | J. S. Labrie |
| Coaching: | freelance |
| Highestranking: | 1st |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Josh Dueck (born January 13, 1981) is a Canadian alpine skier.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the men's slalom sit-ski event.[2] [3] [4] On February 3, 2012, Josh became the first person to perform a backflip on snow in a Sit Ski.[5]
Dueck was born on January 13, 1981, in Kimberley, British Columbia and now resides at Vernon, British Columbia. He was a former freestyle skier and coach before he became disabled. He became disabled when he overshot a demonstration jump in March 2004, breaking his back and left him as a T11 classification.[6] He told reporters, "I knew deeply and intuitively that it was a bad idea".[7]
Dueck has entered the 2010 Paralympics just 6 years after he became disabled. He won silver at the slalom for a time of 1:24.19. "I had a line in mind and I was able to stick to it. I took some chances, got lucky. Pretty sure I had some angels on my side for a few of those gates I was just clipping. Second is awesome." the 33-year-old said.[8]
Dueck won both silver and gold medals at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, as well as a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. As a sit-skier, he has also won gold in mono skier X at the 2011 Winter X Games, bronze at the 2012 Winter X Games, and has won multiple IPC World Cup podiums and is the 2009 world downhill champion. In February 2012, Dueck became the first sit-skier to complete a backflip on snow,– earning him world-wide notoriety and an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He is an advocate for workplace safety and accessibility in sport, and in 2013 gave a TED Talk about his experiences.