Katerina Brim

Katerina Brim
Brim at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Personal information
NicknameKate
NationalityAmerican
Born (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 26)[1]
Ukraine
Home townLowell, Michigan, U.S.
Sport
SportPara-cycling
Disability classH2
Medal record
Women's Para-cycling
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Time trial H1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Mixed team relay H1–5
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race H2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial H2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Road race H2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Time trial H2
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Time trial H1–5
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Road race H2–5

Katerina Brim (born May 31, 1998) is an American Para-cyclist. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Early life and education

Brim was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States after being adopted in 2003.[1] She graduated from Lowell High School in Lowell, Michigan. She then took college classes online at Southern New Hampshire University.[2]

Career

Brim made her international debut for the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won gold medals in the road race H2 and time trial H2 events.[3][2]

On May 23, 2023, she accepted a one-year suspension for a banned substance from the United States Anti-Doping Agency after the World Anti-Doping Agency denied her a retroactive therapeutic use exemption. She tested positive for Humalog, an insulin used to treat diabetes. She later applied for and was approved for a therapeutic use exemption.[4][5] In November 2023, she represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in the road time trial H1–5 and a silver medal in the road race H2–5 event.[6][7]

On July 8, 2024, Brim qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8][9]

Personal life

In 2017, Brim underwent a routine surgery for a herniated disc.[10][11] A blood clot developed that traveled up her spinal canal, which led to a spinal cord injury and left her a quadriplegic.[12][13] She is a type 1 diabetic.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Katerina Brim". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Bowker, Paul D. (August 13, 2022). ""Stuck In A Little Daydream": Para-Cyclist Kate Brim Is A Two-Time World Champ". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Gowdy, Kristen (July 21, 2022). "World Championships team named as U.S. Paralympics Cycling prepares for road Para-cycling season finale". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Paralympic Cycling Athlete Katerina Brim Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation". usada.org. May 23, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Drumwright, Steve (August 15, 2024). "After Overcoming Another Obstacle Before Trials, Kate Brim Is Set To Make Her Paralympic Debut". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Ledermann, Heidi (November 26, 2023). "Team USA closes out the Parapan American Games with podium sweep and five additional medals". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Ledermann, Heidi (November 19, 2023). "Golden Start as Bosco, Brim and Pinney Take Titles on Opening Day of Road Cycling in Santiago". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Gowdy, Kristen (July 8, 2024). "Thirteen Cyclists Selected to Represent Team USA at the 2024 Paralympic Games". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Lowell woman selected as one of just 13 competing in handcycling in Paralympics". WZZM. July 9, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Price, Karen (April 25, 2023). "Her 'Learner's Cap' On, Handcyclist Kate Brim Has Rapidly Risen To The Top Of Her Sport". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Cook, Thomas (June 17, 2024). "INTERVIEW: Lowell native and World Champion Kate Brim makes first Paralympic team". fox17online.com. WXMI. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  12. ^ Laster, Luke (June 26, 2022). "Lowell native invited to join U.S. Paracycling Team". WOOD-TV. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  13. ^ Smith, Michelle (August 5, 2024). "Lowell Woman to Represent U.S. In Paris Paralympic Games". lowellsfirstlook.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  14. ^ Haase, Nicole (February 9, 2023). "Kate Brim Is Relishing All Opportunities To Learn And Grow Before The 2023 Season". usparacycling.org. Retrieved August 27, 2024.