February 22, 2023 • 46 mins
Born with birth defects from the Chernobyl disaster, Oksana Masters was abused during her time at 3 different orphanages in Ukraine. When her adoptive mother was finally able to bring Oksana to America, she soon discovered rowing and tapped into her competitive spirit. Through trials and tribulations, she would become an elite-level athlete, eventually winning her first gold medal at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2018.
Oksana tells her whole story in a new memoir called The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph
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