Greg Mannino competed in giant slalom for LW2 disability at both the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, placing second. The LW2 category is for athletes missing a lower limb above the knee. Mannino lost his leg at age 17 when he was electrocuted. He was on the US Disabled Ski Team from 1986-2001 and competed five times at the Winter Paralympics. Mannino won 22 medals in Paralympic and World Alpine Championship events. He was the first Paralympic athlete to be featured on the cover of Skiing Magazine, and was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
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