Skiing 'filled the void' for Paralympian Soens after life-changing fall

The American was an avid rock climber and outdoorswoman until a 2015 fall at an indoor climbing gym in Oregon resulted in an incomplete spinal cord injury that left her paralysed below the hips. She regained some strength and movement in her upper legs, but never recovered muscle control in most of her lower extremities. Then-aged 27, Soens was determined not to let the accident define her and set about finding a new passion. "I like being able to push myself," she told AFP on Saturday after participating...