'I needed it for sure': Snowboarding opens unexpected doors for Canada's Liam Gill
When Liam Gill felt he didn't belong, snowboarding came to his rescue. Diagnosed with a language processing disorder and dyslexia, Gill struggled to understand and make himself understood in school. Toting his snowboard to Calgary's Canada Olympic Park several times a week, Gill would come off the hill buzzing with purpose.
!['I needed it for sure': Snowboarding opens unexpected doors for Canada's Liam Gill](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7109190.1707415524!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/gill-liam-020824.jpg)
![Canada's Liam Gill, seen above during the Beijing Olympics, is set to compete at the halfpipe World Cup in Calgary beginning on Friday. A snowboarder soars through the air.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7109190.1707415524!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/gill-liam-020824.jpg)
When Liam Gill felt he didn't belong, snowboarding came to his rescue. Diagnosed with a language processing disorder and dyslexia, Gill struggled to understand and make himself understood in school. Toting his snowboard to Calgary's Canada Olympic Park several times a week, Gill would come off the hill buzzing with purpose.