Paralympics 2018: 10 potential highlights at the Winter Games


From the US and Canadian ice hockey rivalry to Marie Bochet’s dominance for France and Millie Knight’s potential for ParalympicsGB, 10 things to look out for at Pyeongchang

Not only is Mike Schultz the world’s top-ranked snowboard-cross and banked slalom boarder, he competes using prosthetics that he designed and manufactures in a workshop behind his house in St Cloud, Minnesota. His hi-tech creations will also be used by some 30 other athletes at the Games including the reigning world and overall World Cup snowboard champion Brenna Huckaby, whose prosthetic leg is purple to match her trademark dyed hair.

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