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American para-cyclist (born 1998)

Katerina Brim
Brim at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Personal information
NicknameKate
NationalityAmerican
Born (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 26)
Ukraine
Home townLowell, Michigan, U.S.
Sport
SportPara-cycling
Disability classH2
Medal record
Women's Para-cycling
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Time trial H1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Mixed team relay H1–5
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race H2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial H2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Road race H2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Time trial H2
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Time trial H1–5
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Road race H2–5

Katerina Brim (born May 31, 1998) is an American Para-cyclist. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Early life and education

Brim was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States after being adopted in 2003. She graduated from Lowell High School in Lowell, Michigan. She then took college classes online at Southern New Hampshire University.

Career

Brim made her international debut for the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won gold medals in the road race H2 and time trial H2 events.

On May 23, 2023, she accepted a one-year suspension for a banned substance from the United States Anti-Doping Agency after the World Anti-Doping Agency denied her a retroactive therapeutic use exemption. She tested positive for Humalog, an insulin used to treat diabetes. She later applied for and was approved for a therapeutic use exemption. In November 2023, she represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in the road time trial H1–5 and a silver medal in the road race H2–5 event.

On July 8, 2024, Brim qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Personal life

In 2017, Brim underwent a routine surgery for a herniated disc. A blood clot developed that traveled up her spinal canal, which led to a spinal cord injury and left her a quadriplegic. She is a type 1 diabetic.

References

  1. ^ "Katerina Brim". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Bowker, Paul D. (August 13, 2022). ""Stuck In A Little Daydream": Para-Cyclist Kate Brim Is A Two-Time World Champ". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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  5. Drumwright, Steve (August 15, 2024). "After Overcoming Another Obstacle Before Trials, Kate Brim Is Set To Make Her Paralympic Debut". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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  8. Gowdy, Kristen (July 8, 2024). "Thirteen Cyclists Selected to Represent Team USA at the 2024 Paralympic Games". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  9. "Lowell woman selected as one of just 13 competing in handcycling in Paralympics". WZZM. July 9, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. Price, Karen (April 25, 2023). "Her 'Learner's Cap' On, Handcyclist Kate Brim Has Rapidly Risen To The Top Of Her Sport". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  11. Cook, Thomas (June 17, 2024). "INTERVIEW: Lowell native and World Champion Kate Brim makes first Paralympic team". fox17online.com. WXMI. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  12. Laster, Luke (June 26, 2022). "Lowell native invited to join U.S. Paracycling Team". WOOD-TV. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  13. Smith, Michelle (August 5, 2024). "Lowell Woman to Represent U.S. In Paris Paralympic Games". lowellsfirstlook.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  14. Haase, Nicole (February 9, 2023). "Kate Brim Is Relishing All Opportunities To Learn And Grow Before The 2023 Season". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

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