MILTO'S AUSTRALIAN STORY
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TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT
Speed skier and Paralympian gold medallist Michael Milton clocked more than 213 kilometres an hour to win the coveted title of the fastest Australian skier ever.
When those accolades weren't enough he trained his sights on the velodrome, giving himself just two years to qualify as a cyclist for the Beijing Paralympic Games.
Michael's world of extreme sport becomes all the more impressive when you learn he's achieved these awards with just one leg after losing the other to bone cancer as a child.
But just as he locked down his career as a legendary athlete - and found contentment at home - another extreme challenge appeared from a very unwelcome quarter.
Now Michael Milton faces the supreme test of his life..
