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Athlete Interview: Josh Sweeney on Recovery

Season 2 | 49s

U.S. sled hockey forward Josh Sweeney is one of the four wounded warriors on the Paralympic sled hockey team headed to Sochi. For Sweeney, sled hockey was a big part of his recovery after he was injured in active duty.

Funding for MEDAL QUEST is provided by Bruce C., Conner, Alex, and Lynn Bay Dayton, the Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation, No Limits Media, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS Viewers.
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"Watch one game and you can tell that we're not how society views us."
Washington celebrations Team USA
Watch Team USA score its way to gold.
Watch one of the best sled hockey goaltenders in the world in action.
Family and friends' support means everything to the US sled hockey team players.
What's it like to win a gold medal?
How it feels to be on the ice.
What sort of focus does it take to be a Paralympian?
Train to be a Paralympic sled hockey player.
Sled hockey gave these vets an opportunity to feel like part of a unit again.
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