Nikko Landeros

Nikko Landeros

Landeros in 2015
Personal information
Born (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989
San Francisco, California, United States

Nikko Landeros (born April 28, 1989) is an ice sledge hockey player and paralympic freestyle skier from the USA.

He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final. He was also on the team USA in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, which won gold by beating Russia 1-0 in the final.

He and his best friend Tyler Carron had an accident when they were 17. Both lost their legs.

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16 March 2010
17:00
United States  6 0
(2-0, 2-0, 2-0)
Japan UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,468
18 March 2010
19:00
United States  3 – 0
(0-0, 2-0, 1-0)
Norway UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,204


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