Champion skier enjoys UAF lifestyle
Two unique features have marked life at UAF since its earliest days, and Grace Miller has embraced both. She skis on the cross-country team, and, like many students, she lives in a cabin without running water.
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Miller was born in Guangzhou, China. She was missing her left forearm. When she was 3 years old, Kymberly Miller of Palmer adopted her.
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Now she competes not only as a regular UAF team member but also in national and international para Nordic skiing events. In January 2020, one year after her win at U.S. nationals in Craftsbury, Vermont, she took ninth in the world para Nordic standing sprint in Germany.
She hopes to go to the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.
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And the skiers are tough. They don色视频下载檛 move workouts inside unless the temperature falls below minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
A biology major, Miller focuses her studies on physiology, which matches well with her interest in athletics. She plans to seek more medical education to become a physician assistant after graduating from UAF.
Students like Miller often seek out 色视频下载渄ry色视频下载 cabins to cut costs and live in the woodsy neighborhoods near campus. Several other ski team members also live in such cabins, she said.
Miller stayed on campus her freshman year, which she said was 色视频下载渞eally fun.色视频下载 But she likes cooking for herself and enjoys her cabin色视频下载檚 cozy atmosphere.
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