Masters, who was born with deformities caused by radiation from Chernobyl, was adopted at the age of 7 by an American single mother from an orphanage in Ukraine. Last year, she won five gold medals and a silver at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, and the overall World Cup title. The 30-year-old Masters also won silver medals in the road race and time trial H5 at the Para Cycling Road World Championships. (Photo | AP)