Michael Milton sets new Australian alpine speed skiing record
At the age of 9, Paralympic star Michael Milton lost his left leg to bone caner. But this hasn’t stopped Milton from achieving… This inspirational Australian has set a new open Australian alpine speed skiing record at Les Arcs in France.
Milton reached 213.65kph to break the old mark of 212.26 kph set by compatriot Nick Kirshner in 1997. His time surpasses his own disabled skiing world record of 210.4kph.
Milton, who holds a swag of medals from Paralympic competition, including a silver in his fifth and final Games in Torino earlier this year, set his sights on the open record over the past few years. It’s believed it may be the first open record held by an Australian athlete with a disability.
Milton plans to continue skiing for another four or five years and he says he believes a speed between 220kph and 230kph is attainable.
Congratulations Michael from the team at Break Loose!