Ryan Leveille (pronounced Lev-ee-ay), a Georgia native, is an inspiration to anyone overcoming the
odds to succeed. Two months after trading in his inline skates for short track ice, Ryan won two
bronze medals at the 2003 U.S. Short Track National Championship.
Later that year, Ryan suffered a devastating skating accident resulting in a broken back and restricting him to a full body cast for
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Ryan Leveille won a silver and a bronze medal in the World Short Track Speed
Skating Championships held in Gangneung City, Korea, March 7-9. Ryan finished 2nd in the 3000m event, beating
out Gold Medal Olympian Apolo Ohno, who finished 3rd. In the Men's 1500M, Ryan captured 3rd place.
Ryan finished 5th in the overall ranking for the event. He was one of three Americans who qualified to
compete in the World Championships.
Men's overall - 3 Americans in the top 8 - unprecedented!