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Paralympics star Oksana Masters shares her experience with this year's Games

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Jeanette Woods, Jeffrey Pierre, Scott Detrow

Published March 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM EDT

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Paralympic athlete Oksana Masters about her experiences at this year's Games in Italy.

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Jeffrey Pierre is an editor and producer on the Education Desk, where helps the team manage workflows, coordinate member station coverage, social media and the NPR Ed newsletter. Before the Education Desk, he was a producer and director on Morning Edition and the Up First podcast.

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Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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