Dani Aravich was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. She was born without her left forearm. Sports have been a constant in her life since she was a child. She competed in D-1 Track and Cross Country at Butler University. She struggled with knee issues and chose to focus on her studies and leave the team for the remainder of her undergraduate career. Dani is a summer and winter athlete. She competed in the Tokyo Paralympics in the 400m and is training to make the Winter Paralympics in Nordic skiing and Biathalon. You can follow Dani’s journey on Facebook – Dani Aravich, Twitter - @theonearmdan, and Instagram - @theonearmdan.
Sports Saved My Life is produced by Angel City Sports
Clayton Frech is the Executive Producer
Dave Pantano is the Producer and Editor
Mackenzie Soldan is in charge of Marketing
Tony Memmel wrote and performed the theme song
About Angel City Sports
Angel City Sports provides free, year-round adaptive sport clinics, equipment, and competitive opportunities for kids, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities or visual impairments. Angel City Sports’ flagship event, the annual Angel City Games presented by The Hartford, debuted in 2015 and is now the largest multi-sport Paralympic competition in the U.S. for kids, adults, and veterans. Participants include, but are not limited to, individuals with limb differences and amputation, spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, blindness or visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, stroke, muscular dystrophy, and dwarfism or short stature. Ultimately, Angel City Sports is working to create a community and sense of belonging for people with physical disabilities, supporting them to reach their full potential and unlock their dreams through its programming in sport, the arts, health and wellness, higher education, career opportunities, and personal development. To learn more, please visit http://www.angelcitysports.org and follow @angelcitysports on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked-in, and YouTube.