I bought my first dirt bike when I was 12, and I started racing motocross when I was 15 and started getting pretty successful. Then I started racing snowmobiles at 17 and decided I wanted to focus on that and see if I can make a career at it. Mike Schultz Read Quote
I’ve had several broken bones and sprains throughout my career, but the one that really changed things was when I wrecked in 2008 during a Pro Snocross competition. I was thrown from my machine and landed on my left leg and caused a 180 degree hyperextension of my knee joint. Mike Schultz Read Quote
It is definitely easier to deal with injuries on the mental side after you’ve had a few of them, since you are aware of the recovery process. Mike Schultz Read Quote
When you walk, you need the leg to swing back and forth underneath you. It needs to flex at a certain point, then extend as you follow through your gait. Now, that function doesn’t really help at all while I’m standing on my dirt bike or snowmobile. Mike Schultz Read Quote
I had a wreck during a race in Michigan, which led to the hyperextension of my left leg and subsequent amputation. Mike Schultz Read Quote
Snowboarding and skiing are big adaptive sports, so that’s kind of a market that I wanted to make our equipment used for. Mike Schultz Read Quote
I’m from Minnesota and have always lived there. And my competitive career actually started in the late ’90s racing motocross, which then turned into racing snowmobiles professionally. I turned pro in 2003, racing with the best in the world and living my dream as a professional athlete. Mike Schultz Read Quote
It was a true honor to have represented my country at my first Paralympic Winter Games and proud to bring home gold and silver medals for the U.S. Mike Schultz Read Quote
