6 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁Par al ym pic ▁cross - country ▁sk ier , ▁bi ath lete ▁and ▁hand cy cl ist . ▁M aking ▁her ▁Par al ym pic ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Winter ▁Games ▁Tor ino ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁four ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games . ▁At ▁London ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bas cio ▁secured ▁two ▁silver ▁med als ▁in ▁hand cy cling . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Olympic ▁Committee ’ s ▁Par al ym pic ▁Sport sw oman ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Following ▁her ▁ret irement ▁after ▁Par al ym pic ▁Winter ▁Games ▁So chi ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Bas cio ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁colon ▁cancer ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁She ▁went ▁through ▁surg ery ▁and ▁chem other apy ▁treatment ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁cancer ▁free ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁Athlet es ' ▁Council , ▁where ▁she ▁works ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁voice ▁and ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁Par al ym pic ▁athlet es ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mon ica ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁IO C ▁Ath lete ' s ▁Ent ou rage ▁Commission , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁invited ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁Ada pt ive ▁Spirit ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors