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Schultzie (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Ty Schultz

Basketball, video games. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Athlete

German father. Mother, Debra Duan (immigrated to Canada in the 1990s). Younger sister, Nina.

English, Mandarin Chinese

Kunlun Red Star

Defence

Right

Sister Nina Schultz/Zheng Ninali (Athletics): Competed for People's Republic of China in the heptathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, finished 10th. Silver medallist for Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the heptathlon. Naturalized as a Chinese citizen in 2019.

Grandmother Zheng Fengrong (Athletics): Set the women's world record in high jump in 1957 (1.77m); the first Chinese woman to hold a sports world record. Recipent of the Olympic Order, 1996 (silver). One of eight athletes to carry the Olympic flag at the Beijing 2008 opening ceremony. (womenofchina.cn)

Grandfather Duan Qiyan (Athletics): High jump champion in 1959, later became a coach.

Torn left hip labrum and torn right hip labrum, both resulting in surgery. Abdominal tear that required surgery. Groin release surgery. Medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain in left and right knee. Broken right fibula. Avulsion fracture, right hip. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)

Started skating at age three and playing hockey at age five. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Fell in love with sport immediately. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

Off-season: trains in Vancouver, works out three hours a day Monday to Friday, skates three times a week (an hour each time). (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

His grandparents. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)

"My mom and my grandparents inspired the love for athletics in me and my sister. They also helped train us growing up on top of raising us so they’ve been big influences in my life." (Athlete, 25 Jan 2022)