The accolades keep stacking up for the Canada's most decorated wheelchair curler.
Sonja Gaudet, of Vernon, has been inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame, the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) announced Wednesday, Oct. 8.
She is one of three accomplished and distinguished Paralympians – Benoit Huot (Para swimming), and Todd Nicholson (Para ice hockey) – alongside world-class coach Paul Bowes (wheelchair basketball) to earn the nod.
Gaudet won three Paralympic gold medals from her three Games appearances in 2006, 2010, and 2014 and was named the nation’s Closing Ceremony flag bearer for the 2014 Games. She is also a three-time world champion, winning gold with the Canadian team in 2009, 2011, and 2013.
She was the first wheelchair curler to be inducted into the Curling C