Oyuna Uranchimeg saw a quote on Facebook one day. 'You never know how strong you are until that's the only choice you have,' it said. Nothing sums up her feelings towards her life more than this.
Exactly 22 years ago, she was visiting the United States from Mongolia when she suffered a life changing car accident. She has spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Oyuna only took up wheelchair curling six years ago but she has excelled in the sport. So, aged 48, she goes to her first Paralympic Games with Team USA.
Oyuna speaks lucidly about her mental struggles with accepting her disability, how her children saved her life, and her surreal experience in becoming an athlete later in life.
Beijing 2022: How Gloria Kotnik lost the stress of competing to hit her best ever result
Beijing 2022: Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries - two women from the two-woman bobsleigh
Beijing 2022: China's big star Eileen Gu / Slovenian ski jumper Ursa Bogataj on surprise win
Beijing 2022: Dave Ryding and Lucas Braathan preview the men's alpine skiing slalom
Beijing 2022: Birk Ruud gets inspirational / Anna Gasser talks nightmares
Beijing 2022: Meryl Davis on romantic performances / how two Olympians fell in love on ice
Beijing 2022: Kaillie Humphries // Shaun White on last run // Paula Moltzan
Beijing 2022: Why FEAR may be no bad thing with USA Mixed Team Aerials // Kamil Stoch on pressure
Beijing 2022: Shaun White - the last Olympic run
Beijing 2022: Chloe Kim on her comeback plus Jaelin Kauf on going plastic free
Beijing 2022: Tess Coady and Jenise Spiteri on highs and lows of snowboarding
Beijing 2022: Nathan Chen on mental health and Jakara Anthony after winning gold
Beijing 2022: Maame Biney and Red Gerard on dealing with pressure
Beijing 2022: Jamie Anderson talks slopestyle and tips to feel good
Beijing 2022: Liu brothers - the short track speed skating Hungarians who speak Mandarin
Beijing 2022: Anna Shcherbakova - behind the dazzling figure skater
Beijing 2022: Magic mogul skiing with Mikael Kingsbury
Beijing 2022: Celebrate curling's Olympic return with GB's Bruce Mouat and Australia
Mikael Kingsbury on perfecting mogul, spinal injury, and Beijing 2022
Red Gerard on growing up, snowboarding, and Beijing 2022
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