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Skateboarder, 31, GER.<br />
Scholz is famous for his amazing videos. But<br />
before he could show the world his talents, he<br />
had to deal with the fallout of a misdiagnosis.<br />
Vladik<br />
Scholz<br />
LORENZ HOLDER/RED BULL CONTENT POOL, JONATHAN MEHRING/RED BULL CONTENT POOL MARC DECKERT<br />
Flying high: Street skater Scholz has made a name for himself with his elegant style.<br />
“I decided to see the<br />
positive in small things.<br />
And everything suddenly<br />
got going again“<br />
When living on the breadline and not<br />
off kickflips, Scholz’s biggest trick<br />
was learning to think differently.<br />
“I tore a ligament in my left foot when I was 23.<br />
Normally that takes a couple of months to heal, but<br />
the doctor missed some cartilage damage, the joint<br />
became inflamed and I was going to be out for who<br />
knew how long. My then sponsor backed out and I<br />
was living off 300 euros a month. But I found that<br />
your body’s driving force kicks in most when you’re<br />
at rock bottom. Within a few weeks, something was<br />
stirring inside me, and I decided to see the positive in<br />
small things. Going up and down stairs on crutches?<br />
A good workout. I enrolled at university. I read books.<br />
One year and three operations later, I started fresh.<br />
<strong>The</strong> last video material I had helped me secure new<br />
sponsors, and all of a sudden I was back on the road<br />
and shooting videos. Everything got going again.”<br />
THE RED BULLETIN 95
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