Schultz ending Paralympic snowboarding career to focus on building prosthetic gear for top athletes

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American Para snowboarder Mike Schultz is putting an end to his competitive days at the Paralympics. The Minnesota native will go behind the scenes to work fulltime ...

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Mike Schultz retires from Paralympic snowboarding to focus on prosthetic development

Mike Schultz announces his retirement from competitive Para snowboarding to focus on developing prosthetic equipment for ...
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HS Hyosung vice chairman gifts carbon fiber leg to athlete

HS Hyosung Vice Chairman Cho Hyun-sang personally delivered a custom-made prosthetic leg crafted from ‘carbon fiber’ to Park Chan-jong, a Paralympic cycling national team athlete, at the HS Hyosung ...

Kentucky lawmakers file bill to expand coverage for prosthetics, orthotics

Kentucky senators introduced a bill that aims to expand access to needed prosthetics.