Muffy Davis
Competition | 2012
As a child, Muffy Davis was a very promising junior ski racer, training with Picabo Street while growing up in Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1989, she skied off course during a downhill training run, crashing into trees and suffering spinal damage leading to paralysis from the chest down. Facing a crossroads in her life, Muffy made the decision to focus on her rehabilitation and education. She worked to become the valedictorian of her high school class and then went on to graduate in pre-medicine from Stanford University.
Muffy made her Paralympic debut at the Nagano 1998 Winter Games, winning bronze in the slalom. Two years later, she won a World Championship gold medal. Four years later In 2002, at the Salt Lake City Paralympics, she returned to capture three silver medals in giant slalom, super-G, and downhill. Over the course of her career, Muffy wound up laying claim to seven World Cup title, including back-to-back overall titles in 2001 and 2002.
After the birth of her daughter, Muffy began training in Para cycling and competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London, winning three gold medals. She also became the first paraplegic mountaineer to summit a peak over 14,000 feet and twice ascended Colorado’s Pikes Peak. All of these accomplishments solidified Muffy’s legacy as one of the most versatile, multi-sport athlete in Paralympic sports history.
Muffy has also served on the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Advisory Committee, the UCI Para Cycling Commission, the IPC Women in Sports Commission.
