When Mac Marcoux injured his back and moved to Mont-Tremblant, Que., for two months of rehab, guide Tristan Rodgers was right there with him.
When Brian McKeever decided he wanted to do 41 hours on skis for his 40th birthday, guide Russell Kennedy was along for the ride.
At Beijing 2022, both Kennedy and Rodgers have paved paths to the podium, skiing ahead of the visually impaired Paralympic athletes.
But the role of guides goes well beyond the field of play.
“That’s the name of the game in guiding is showing that commitment and being there for the athlete,” Rodgers said.
