Katerina Brim
Katerina Brim is an American Para-cyclist. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Early life and education
Brim was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States after being adopted in 2003. She graduated from Lowell High School in Lowell, Michigan. She then took college classes online at Southern New Hampshire University.Career
Brim made her international debut for the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won gold medals in the road race H2 and time trial H2 events.On May 23, 2023, she accepted a one-year suspension for a banned substance from the United States Anti-Doping Agency after the World Anti-Doping Agency denied her a retroactive therapeutic use exemption. She tested positive for Humalog, an insulin used to treat diabetes. She later applied for and was approved for a therapeutic use exemption. In November 2023, she represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in the road time trial H1–5 and a silver medal in the road race H2–5 event.
On July 8, 2024, Brim qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.