"The Fastest Man on No Legs"

Earlier this year, Brian McKeever, a legally blind Canadian cross-country skier, almost became the first winter sports athlete to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics. While his dream to compete in the winter Olympics was not fulfilled, he will compete in the 2010 Paralympics, where he will be defending his 2002 and 2006 gold medals.

Oscar Pistorius, also knows as "the fastest man on no legs" or "blade runner", has faced similar struggles in his quest to make the leap from the Paralympics to the Olympics.

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