Nikko Landeros

Nikko Landeros

File:Nikko Landeros playing sledge hockey for United States on February 7, 2015.jpg Landeros in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1989-08-28) August 28, 1989 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Medal record Representing United States Para ice hockey Paralympic Games Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team competition Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team competition Gold medal – first place 2018 PyeongChang Team competition World Championships Gold medal – first place 2012 Hamar Team competition Gold medal – first place 2015 Buffalo Team competition Silver medal – second place 2013 Goyang Team competition Silver medal – second place 2017 Gangneung Team competition Men's freestyle skiing Winter X Games Silver medal – second place 2016 Aspen Mono Skier X

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

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. His father is a native of Mexico and his mother is from Milan, Italy.

External links

• Nikko Landeros at the X Games (archived)
• Nikko Landeros - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
• Nikko Landeros - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)
• Nikko Landeros at Vancouver 2010 at the Wayback Machine (archived April 30, 2010)
• Nikko Landeros at Sochi 2014 at the Wayback Machine (archived March 16, 2014)
• Nikko Landeros at USA Hockey at the Wayback Machine (archived August 4, 2016)