It was honestly like 'Annie.' One day I was alone in a cold, dark Eastern European orphanage, and then the next day… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
My mom literally saved my life. I wasn't supposed to make it out of the orphanage. — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
They said if I stayed in the orphanage for another month or so, I basically would not have been able to be… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
Growing up in a very poor orphanage in Ukraine, there wasn't much food. — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
It's hard to understand the athlete's lifestyle. You literally eat, sleep, train. You go to training camps in the winter where there is no… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
Time trialing is one of those things that you've got to train for... Being a new rider, it's still really hard for me to… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
With cycling, I can still be active and compete, and ultimately, that's what I love to do, to be competitive. — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets,… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
I never in a million years thought I would be able to be a Paralympic athlete. — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
I definitely went through a period where I don't want to say I hated myself, but I hated what I saw in the mirror.… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
In 2012, I was invited to a ski event called the Hartford Ski Spectacular to learn how to sit-ski for the first time. I… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
It's extremely important for my sit ski to be perfectly fit to me. If it's too big, and I shift around, the energy and… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
I like to keep my hair and makeup routines easy and simple on race days. — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
I usually like to keep my hair and makeup routines pretty simple after I work out but always need a little bit of mascara… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
