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Aug 7, 2022 · 60 Minutes Sports. "The only big fear I have is not succeeding": Legally blind 15-year-old Jacob Smith shredding expectations in freeride skiing. By Sharyn Alfonsi. August 7, 2022 / 6:54 PM...
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- 60 Minutes Correspondent
Mar 6, 2022 · Jacob Smith: The legally blind 15-year-old freeride skier A brain tumor robbed Jacob Smith of his vision, but that hasn’t stopped him from making a name for himself on the slopes....
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Feb 8, 2023 · Jacob Smith was the first blind skier to ski the Big Couloir and North Summit Snowfield in Big Sky Montana, both highly challenging slopes. He said he largely skis the Rocky Mountain...
Mar 8, 2022 · At 12 years old, Jacob Smith became the only legally blind skier to complete Big Sky’s 11,000 feet high Big Couloir run, which has a vertigo-inducing 50-degree slope. https://t.co/ZwGyeQQq5a pic.twitter.com/CfMWVTSly9. — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 7, 2022. This kid skis Big Couloir better than the average person and he’s legally blind!
Mar 7, 2022 · 15-year-old downhill skier Jacob Smith gets back on slopes after battle with brain tumor, blindness. A brain tumor left Jacob Smith with severe vision loss at age 8. It was only the start of a decade-long battle with meningioma.
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