Happy Holidays - Brian McKeeve attempts to compete on both Olympic and Paralympic games this winter

For the holidays I thought I'd post this.  Its an brief article explaining Brian McKeever, a Canadian cross country skier with Stargardt's disease.  He is legally blind and attempting to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic games this winter.  Here is the article in full.

Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., moved closer Tuesday to becoming the first ever winter athlete to compete in an Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The 30-year-old, legally blind cross-country skier dominated the 50km Haywood NorAm individual-start classic race in his hometown, part of a series of races Cross Country Canada is using to determine its final Olympic spots that will be announced in January. McKeever suffers from Stargardt's disease, which has left him only with 10 per cent of his vision, all peripheral. In 2007, he finished 21st in a 15km skate-ski race at the able-bodied world championships. "That is all I had [Tuesday] and I hope it is enough to convince the selection committee that I deserve a spot on the Olympic team," he said in a release. "I feel satisfaction right now."
Five summer-sport athletes have competed in both the Paralympics and Olympics.