
Evan
Nichols
may
be
a
senior
at
Battlefield
High
School,
but
he
was
a
rookie
on
the
2022
USA
Paralympic
gold
medal-winning
sled
hockey
team.
"I
was
the
youngest
and
I
got
all
the
jokes
about
it
but,
it
was
a
great
group
of
guys
to
play
with,"
shared
Nichols.
This
is
the
fourth
consecutive
Paralympic
sled
hockey
gold
medal
for
Team
USA.
Battlefield
High
celebrated
Nichols'
return
from
Beijing
with
a
drum-line
parade
around
the
school,
complete
with
cheerleaders
cheering
and
holding
posters.
Students
and
staff
lined
the
hallways
to
congratulate
him
and
celebrate
the
team's
gold
medal.
Nichols
was
moved
by
the
support.
"It's
really
nice
seeing
so
many
people
care
about
it,"
he
said.
Nichols
is
continuing
his
training
and
hopes
to
play
again
for
Team
USA.
He
has
his
sights
set
on
the
next
Paralympic
games
in
2026
in
Italy.