Katerina Brim

Katerina Brim (born May 31, 1998) 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.

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.

Personal life In 2017, Brim underwent a routine surgery for a herniated disc. A blood clot developed that traveled up her spinal canal, which led to a spinal cord injury and left her a quadriplegic. She is a type 1 diabetic.