“Mad Scientist” Mike Schultz Has Created Prosthetics for Para Snowboarders That Often Beat Him

Mike Schultz concluded his illustrious Paralympic snowboard career in style, swiftly navigating the 600-meter Cortina banked slalom course with a best time of one-minute and five-hundredths of a second, good enough for a bronze medal.

He was equally ecstatic to witness his U.S. teammate Noah Elliott flawlessly ride to gold in their SB-LL1 classification, earning the victory on a prosthetic leg that he created for him. 

The 44-year-old Schultz, an above-the-knee amputee snowboarder from St.