The story of Paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft’s emotional path to glory is told in one of Toyota’s commercials for the 2018 Super Bowl. The ad, titled Good Odds, depicts her as a baby back in 1981 ...

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WHISTLER, B.C. – When Lauren Woolstencroft was a child she used to come home from school, then disappear into the basement. The little girl who was born with no legs below the knee and no left arm was ...

The Canadian announced her departure from the sport last year shortly after making global headlines at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics by claiming an astonishing five gold medals and setting a record ...

The award, which will be presented by the IPC's international partner Allianz, will go to the top female athlete from the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics and Canada's superstar of the Games Lauren ...

VANCOUVER – Canada’s Lauren Woolstencroft capped her Paralympics with a fifth gold medal Saturday. The 28-year-old ski racer, who was born missing both legs below the knee and her left arm below the ...

Lauren Woolstencroft ended an agonizing wait because of a malfunctioning scoreboard by celebrating a gold medal in the women's standing giant-slalom ski race at the Paralympic Games yesterday. The ...

North Vancouver’s Lauren Woolstencroft has struck gold for the third time at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. Today (March 18), the 28-year-old alpine skier took first place in the women’s standing ...

VANCOUVER - Skier Lauren Woolstencroft, whose five gold medals at the 2010 Paralympics made her the most decorated female athlete in a single Winter Paralympics, plans to retire from the sport.

WHISTLER, B.C. - It was a gold medal bonanza for Canada at the Paralympics on Thursday. Canada doubled its tally by winning three golds in alpine and cross-country ski events. Alpine skier Lauren ...