USA won the gold in the ice sledge hockey gold medal game between the Russian Federation and the United States of America at the Shayba Arena during day eight of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games on March 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Two Berthoud, Colorado men are playing on the team. Tyler Carron and Nikko Landeros both lost their legs several years ago when a car hit them as they changed a flat tire near Berthoud. They were in high school at the time, now they’re both 24 years old and elite athletes representing their country.
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