Geros wins snowboard cross silver medal at 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games

Garrett Geros (center left in red) earned the silver medal in men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 in the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games.

Garrett Geros, a 2018 Cartersville High School graduate, earned the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.

In qualifying, Geros produced the second-fastest time to earn one of the top seeds in the 16-person bracket. In the four-person races that followed, the 22-year-old won his quarterfinal, placed runner-up in his semifinal race and finished just behind Finland's Matti Suur-Hamari in the final.

Geros only started training on a full-time basis less than four years ago.

The second-place result in his first Paralympics also significantly bested his previous high finish at a major competition, having come in seventh in the event at the 2019 world championships. At the most recent world championships, Geros placed ninth in snowboard cross and 12th in banked slalom. Geros has additional competitions remaining at the 2022 Games.

A member of Adaptive Action Sports, Geros qualifies for the LL2 events after having suffered severe damage to both of his lower limbs, including significant amputation of his left leg, following a single-vehicle accident as a 16-year-old.