Snowboarder Mike Schultz was voted U.S. flag bearer for the PyeongChang Paralympic Opening Ceremony on Friday (6 a.m. ET, NBCSN, NBCSports.com/live and the NBC Sports app).
Schultz, 36, is a medal favorite in his Paralympic debut in South Korea as this season’s World Cup champion in both of the Paralympic snowboard disciplines — banked slalom and snowboard cross.
The U.S. Paralympic team includes 74 athletes.
Schultz was a Winter X Games veteran snowmobile racer before a December 2008 race accident where he was thrown from his vehicle, resulting in the amputation of his left leg above the knee.