2026年3月10日 / 美国东部时间下午1:02 / CBS/美联社
[奥克萨娜·马斯特斯]的第11枚残奥会金牌是这位[获奖最多的]美国冬季残奥会运动员的”救赎”。
这枚金牌对她而言意义非凡，显而易见。
周二，在意大利米兰科尔蒂纳举行的残奥越野滑雪女子坐姿短距离项目中，马斯特斯获胜后多次激动地大声尖叫。
四年前，她在该项目中获得银牌。
“这对我来说是一种解脱，也是对北京奥运会的救赎。那次金牌与我失之交臂。我喜欢短距离比赛，但也讨厌短距离比赛，因为压力太大了，”马斯特斯表示。
“我很难相信自己能做到，但这是一件大事。团队相信我，所以我想为我的团队全力以赴。”
2026年3月10日，在美国队选手奥克萨娜·马斯特斯于意大利瓦尔迪菲耶梅举行的残奥越野滑雪女子坐姿短距离决赛中夺冠后，她在赛场庆祝。Marco Mantovani/Getty Images
决赛爬坡阶段开始时，马斯特斯落后领先者金允智40米，但她奋力冲刺登顶，超越了对手。
“我讨厌追逐别人，宁愿被别人追逐，但我确实意识到，通过一个接一个地追赶对手，保持平稳和放松，我能做得很好，”马斯特斯补充道。
这是马斯特斯在米兰科尔蒂纳获得的第二枚金牌，她周六在残奥冬季两项女子坐姿短距离项目中夺冠。这位36岁的运动员刚刚经历了一个艰难的赛季，包括手术、骨感染和脑震荡。
“我现在感觉绝对站在世界之巅，完全不敢相信，而且非常开心，”她补充道。
2026年3月10日，在美国队选手奥克萨娜·马斯特斯于意大利瓦尔迪菲耶梅举行的残奥越野滑雪女子坐姿短距离项目颁奖仪式上，她在领奖台上庆祝。Luke Hales/Getty Images for IPC
马斯特斯目前拥有7枚冬季残奥会金牌，加上她在夏季残奥会上的4枚金牌，总计11枚。自2012年以来，她参加了每一届残奥会，在冬季残奥会上获得越野滑雪和冬季两项奖牌，在夏季残奥会上获得自行车和赛艇奖牌。
她的奖牌总数达到21枚——其中冬季残奥会16枚，夏季残奥会5枚。
马斯特斯出生于乌克兰，据信其出生缺陷与切尔诺贝利核事故有关。她早年在乌克兰的孤儿院度过，之后被收养。
据美国队称，路易斯维尔大学教授盖伊·马斯特斯在她7岁时收养了她，并作为单亲家长将她抚养成人。
她9岁时左腿截肢，14岁时右腿截肢。
据美国队介绍，马斯特斯曾于2020年获得劳伦斯世界体育奖最佳残疾运动员奖，并成为首位获得ESPY最佳女子运动员提名的残奥运动员。
Team USA’s Oksana Masters wins 11th Paralympic gold medal: “On top of the world right now”
March 10, 2026 / 1:02 PM EDT / CBS/AP
[Oksana Masters’] 11th Paralympic gold medal was “redemption” for the [most decorated] American Winter Paralympian.
And it was clear just how much it meant to her.
Masters screamed loudly several times in delight after winning the women’s sprint sitting discipline in Para cross-country skiing on Tuesday at Milan Cortina in Italy.
She finished second in the event four years ago.
“It was just such a relief and redemption from Beijing. It was the one that got away. I love sprints and I hate sprints because there’s so much stress,” Masters said.
“I struggle with believing in myself and that was a big thing. The team believed in me, so I wanted to show up for my team.”
Oksana Masters of Team USA celebrates after winning gold in the Para cross-country skiing sprint sitting final at the Paralympics, March 10, 2026, in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Marco Mantovani/Getty Images
Masters was 40 meters behind leader Yunji Kim at the start of the final incline but powered up the ascent to overtake her rival as they crested the summit.
“I hate chasing. I would rather be chased, but I do realize that I do well with chasing and reeling people in, one by one, staying smooth and relaxed,” Masters added.
It was a second gold medal at Milan Cortina for Masters, who won the women’s sprint sitting discipline in Para biathlon on Saturday. The 36-year-old was coming off a difficult season that included surgery, a bone infection and a concussion.
“I feel absolutely on top of the world right now, just in complete shock, and so, so happy,” she added.
Oksana Masters of Team USA celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Para cross-country skiing women’s sprint sitting at the Paralympics, March 10, 2026, in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Luke Hales/Getty Images for IPC
Masters now has seven Winter Paralympic gold medals to go along with her four victories at the Summer Paralympics. She has competed in every Paralympics since 2012, earning medals in Para cross-country and Para biathlon in the winter and Para cycling and Para rowing in the summer.
Her total medal haul stands at 21 — 16 in the Winter Games and five in the Summer Games.
Masters was born in Ukraine with birth defects believed to be related to the Chernobyl nuclear accident. She had to go through orphanages at an early age in Ukraine before being adopted.
Gay Masters, a professor at the University of Louisville, adopted her when she was 7 years old and raised her as a single parent, [according to Team USA].
She had her left leg amputated at age 9, and her right leg amputated at age 14.
According to Team USA, Masters won the Laureus World sportsperson of the year with a disability award in 2020 and was the first Para athlete to earn a nomination in the best athlete category for women’s sports at the ESPYs.
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