Brody Roybal

Quick Facts

• Son of Bob and Michelle Roybal
• Dad, Bob, is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force
• Has a younger brother, Spencer 
• He needed three doctors’ notes to play for the 2014 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team, the notes declared him physically capable of competing with grown men on the rink
• Hobbies include playing video games and working out

Biographical Information

Brody Roybal was born a congenital bilateral amputee, without femurs in either leg. He first tried sled hockey at age eight, playing for his local team, the Chicago Hornets.

At age 15, Roybal was the youngest member of the U.S. Paralympic delegation at the Paralympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 and made his Paralympic debut for the gold-medal winning U.S. sled hockey team. At the Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, Roybal led Team USA to another gold medal, and he was named best forward and Tournament MVP.  Four years later, Roybal led the tournament in scoring at the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, where the U.S. sled hockey team captured its unprecedented fourth straight gold medal. 

Off the ice, Brody and his girlfriend, Menecis, run a TikTok account (menecisandbrody) where they perform couple sketches and choreographed dances. Roybal believes the popular social media account with almost 3 million followers has been able to break barriers that might surround people with disabilities in interabled relationships. 

Paralympic Experience

• 3-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold)
  • Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, gold (Team - Mixed)
  • Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, gold (Team - Mixed)
  • Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, gold (Team - Mixed)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – silver (Team - Men)
• Years of participation: Team - Men 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
• Medals: 6 (4 gold, 2 silver)
  • Gold – 2023 (Team - Men); 2021 (Team - Men); 2019 (Team - Men); 2015 (Team - Men)
  • Silver – 2024 (Team - Men); 2017 (Team - Men)