Alexi Salamone is an ice sledge hockey player from the United States of America.
Background
Salamone was born near Chernobyl, the site of a nuclear accident that took place 14 months prior to his birth. As a result, Salamone was born with deformed legs both of which were amputated at the Children’s Institute of Prosthetics in Moscow when he was only four years old.
Career
Orphaned, he was adopted by the Salamones, a couple from Buffalo, New York, and moved to the United States at the age of six. Salamone was introduced to ice sports by the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped (SABAH). A 1–2 defeat in the match against Germany meant the United States of America faced Group A winners Norway in the semi-finals.
The team lost that match 2–4 but went on to beat Germany 4–3 in the bronze medal match.
They beat Japan 2-0 in the final. Salamone scored the first goal in the final and overall had four goals and four assists in five matches.
He did not make United States of America"s final roster for the 2014 Paralympic Games.
Membership
He has been a member of the United States. national sledge hockey team since 2003, twice representing his country at the Winter Paralympics.