American star Brenna Huckaby eyes fourth Paralympic gold medal in Milan after leg amputation at age 14

Team USA Paralympian Brenna Huckaby talks to Fox News Digital about her journey to winning three gold medals after getting her leg amputated at 14.

United States Paralympic snowboarder Brenna Huckaby is preparing for her third Paralympic Games.

Huckaby, 29, has had incredible success as she is a four-time Paralympic medalist, winning three gold medals and one bronze. She won two gold medals in her Paralympic debut in Pyeongchang in 2018 in banked slalom and snowboard cross.

In Beijing in 2022, she won gold in the banked slalom again, while earning bronze in the snowboard cross.

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Brenna Huckaby poses for a photo during the U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the 2026 Milan Olympic Winter Games at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)

However, Huckaby’s journey to success on the slopes has been one of triumph in the face of a lot of adversity.

At age 14, Huckaby was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, and she had to have her right leg amputated. Her athletic career began as a competitive gymnast, but the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native turned to snowboarding after the amputation.

As Huckaby prepares to compete again in Italy, she said one of her favorite memories along the journey was crossing the finish line in 2018 and seeing her family.

"One of the biggest (memories) right now though is the 2018 Games — first gold and crossing the finish line and getting to hug my family. I am really looking forward to having a similar experience at (these) games knowing that my family will be there," Huckaby told Fox News Digital in a recent interview with Hershey’s, celebrating happiness as the real