Brenna Huckaby Will Represent Baton Rouge in 2026 Paralympics
Plus, Who Huckaby is and How to Watch Her Compete
Brenna Huckaby, a three-time gold medalist, will represent her hometown of Baton Rouge in the upcoming 2026 Winter Paralympics on the USA Snowboarding Team.
Coinciding with the 2026 Winter Olympics, this year’s Winter Paralympics takes place in Milano Cortina, Italy, on March 6, two weeks after the conclusion of the Olympics.
On Instagram, Huckaby posted a video informing her followers that the Paralympics happen parallel to the Olympics and encouraging them, writing, “Take a break for two weeks from your Olympic high, and get ready to cheer again for Team USA in the Paralympics!”
According to the International Paralympic Committee, the “para” in Paralympic derives from the Greek preposition “para,” which means beside or alongside.
Thus, as the organization states on its website, “Paralympics are the parallel Games to the Olympics and illustrate how the two movements exist side-by-side.”
Photo from Instagram (@bren_hucks)
How to Watch Brenna Huckaby Compete
There are three dates scheduled for the Para Snowboarding events:
- Saturday, March 7, begins at 4 p.m. (CST)
- Sunday, March 8, begins at 5 p.m. (CST)
- Saturday, March 14, begins at 4 p.m. (CST)
NBCU, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC and NBCSports will all stream/broadcast the Paralympics.
Brenna Huckaby’s Athlete Bio
- Hometown: Baton Rouge, La
- Age: 30
- Height: 5’9″
- College: DeVry University
- Speciality: Snowboard Cross and Banked Slalom
- Paralympic Medals: 3 gold, 1 bronze
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, gold (Banked Slalom – Lower Limb 2 Impaired – Women), bronze (Snowboard Cross – Lower Limb 2 Impaired – Women)
- Paralympic Games PyeongChang 2018, gold (Banked Slalom – Lower Limb 1 Impaired – Women, Snowboard Cross – Lower Limb 1 Impaired – Women)
- Classification: SB-LL1
- According to LEXI, the parasport classification system, SB-LL1 is for snowboarders with moderately affected movement of the knees or legs, the absence of one leg above the knee or two legs below the knee.
Huckaby’s athlete bio also shares that she is married to Tristan Clegg, a former professional snowboard cross athlete, and has two daughters. Additionally, her hobbies include mountain biking, sewing and gardening, and she cofounded Culxtured, a media collective spotlighting Para athletes’ stories and brands.
Paralympics History
According to the International Paralympic Committee:
- In 1976, the first Winter Games in Paralympics history were held in Sweden, and as with the Summer Games, have taken place every four years, and include a Paralympics Opening Ceremony and Paralympics Closing Ceremony.
- Since the Summer Games of Seoul, Korea, in 1988 and the Winter Games in Albertville, France, in 1992, the Games have also been held in the same cities and venues as the Olympics due to an agreement between the IPC and IOC.
- On September 22, 1989, the International Paralympic Committee was founded as an international non-profit organisation in Düsseldorf, Germany, to act as the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement.
