Jamie Blanek

Snowboarding

Jamie is an entrepreneur, beauty queen, professional athlete, animal lover and proud Texan. On February 6, 2021, Jamie stopped to render aid at an accident and while she was helping two small children involved in the wreck, a car came down the highway and crashed into her. She was critically injured and upon impact, lost her right leg. Extraordinary measures were taken to save Jamie’s life that night and thanks to many first responders and doctors, Jamie survived. She summoned her faith, courage and conviction to live a purpose driven life. Now, she shares her message of Hope with the world as she fearlessly lives life to empower others to show us that anyone can overcome great adversity and defy the impossible.


  • Survived a Near Fatal Accident

  • Professional Paralympic Snowboarder

  • Spartan Racer Mountaineer (Climbed Cayambe and Cotopaxi while raising almost $30,000 for amputees in South America)

  • Travel the country speaking and sharing my story

  • Appeared on several national multimedia platforms

  • Advocate Train other adaptive athletes



SIS Athletes

Amanda Powell

Cycling

Anastasia Pagonis, PLY

Ski/Swim/Paralympian

Brittany Chadbourne

Climbing and Nordic Skiing

Tracy Otto, PLY

Archery/Paralympian

Elayna Alexandra

Pseudoarthrois, hEDS, Amputee

Allie Johnson, PLY

Alpine Skiing/Paralympian

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