Sky Simpson was able to quickly shake off any nerves.
“He had some anxiety at the beginning, but anyone would on a stage that big,” said his father, Steve Simpson. “We have never seen a platform that big. The first time he walked out, he looked anxious, but he got right to work. The next time he came out, he did a fist bump and hyped the crowd. It was great.”
Sky Simpson, who has Down syndrome, won three categories, including overall, and took second place in age 21-23 and 205-pound division in the International Powerlifting Federation’s World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships in Iceland, which was held Nov. 11-16…