Background
Dueck was born on January 13, 1981 in Kimberley, British Columbia and now resides at Vernon, British Columbia.
Dueck was born on January 13, 1981 in Kimberley, British Columbia and now resides at Vernon, British Columbia.
On February 3, 2012, Josh became the first person to perform a backflip on snow in a Sit Ski". 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.
He told reporters, "I knew deeply and intuitively that it was a bad idea".
Vancouver 2010
Dueck has entered the 2010 Paralympics just 10 years after he became disabled. “I had a line in mind and I was able to stick to lieutenant
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.
To top it all off in February 2012, Dueck shot to international acclaim when he went upside-down and 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 a vocal advocate for workplace safety and accessibility in sport, and in 2013 gave a TED Talk about his experiences.