A St. Cloud snowmobile motocross racer has captured a gold medal at the Winter X Games, coming out on top for the sixth time among fellow competitors who are either amputees or partly paralyzed.
Mike Schultz, 35, who lost his left leg above the knee in a 2008 snowmobile incident while racing, claimed gold on Thursday in Aspen, Colo.
Schultz engineered a prosthetic for his injured left leg and in 2010 started BioDapt. Inc., which helps athletes and wounded soldiers return to the athletic pursuits they love.
"Two of my competitors in [the] final wear my equipment — the "moto knee" and "versa foot" — and are enjoying their sport again," said Schultz, who describes himself as a self-trained engineer.
Schultz, a member of the U.S. Paralympic Snowboard team, will compete in February in boardercross and banked slalom racing at the 2017 International Paralympic Committee World Para Snowboard Championships in British Columbia.
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