Tyler Turner

Para snowboarder Tyler Turner may be new to the international circuit, but he is already making an impact. He won an unexpected two gold medals and a bronze at the 2022 World Para Snow Sports Championships winning the snowboard cross event and joining forces for victory with Alex Massie in the team event. He also took bronze in the banked slalom. It was first world championships appearance. 

Leading into the worlds, Turner posted three fourths, a fifth and two sixth-place finishes at three World Cup stops in late 2021. He burst onto the international stage in the spring of 2021 with a World Cup gold.

Turner lost both legs below the knee because of a skydiving accident in 2017, a freak crash after filming a guest complete their first tandem skydive from 10,000 feet. He faced many challenges in a difficult recovery but has come back to making multiple jumps a day as a skydiving instructor in addition to his exploits in snowboarding. He also competes in adaptive surfing.