前Uconn玩家Steve Emt在1995年醉酒驾车撞车时瘫痪, 在2026年冬季残奥会的轮椅曲折赛中竞争美国队。 Former UConn player Steve Emt, paralyzed in a 1995 drunk driving crash, competes for Team USA in wheelchair curling at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.

Steve Emt是前UConn徒步篮球运动员,在1995年25岁醉酒驾车撞车时瘫痪,最初隐瞒真相,然后公开讲述他的故事以警告青少年。 Steve Emt, a former UConn walk-on basketball player, became paralyzed in a 1995 drunk driving crash at 25, initially hiding the truth before publicly sharing his story to warn teens. 17年后,他在Cape Cod的一位前卷曲员的鼓励下,开始轮椅转弯。 Seventeen years later, he began wheelchair curling after being encouraged by a former curler in Cape Cod. Emt在八次世界锦标赛上代表美国队, 现在在2026年米兰柯蒂纳冬季残奥会上竞争, 他和队友劳拉·德怀尔赢得了前三场比赛中的两场。 Balancing his teaching job with training, Emt represented Team USA in eight world championships and now competes in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics, where he and teammate Laura Dwyer have won two of their first three matches.