Community Stories

Teresa’s Journey with Levitate & the Heather Abbott Foundation
Life changed instantly for Teresa Barkley on March 27, 2021. An active mother and 6th-grade teacher, she loved sprint triathlons, skiing, and adventure racing. Until an accident at a hair salon lef...
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They Conquered Barcelona! British-Ukrainian Aid Team Raises Funds for Ukraine
Barcelona’s streets were alive with energy on March 16th as the British-Ukrainian Aid team took on the Barcelona Marathon 2025, running to support Ukrainian defenders on their road to recovery. Hu...
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16th U+ Sports Prosthetics event x FC Dynamo Kyiv
On February 20th, Levitate, in partnership with U+, provided our Forever Foot and Running Blade prosthetics to 25 courageous Ukrainian servicemen at the 16th U+ Sports Prosthetics Event in Kyiv...
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Yana Stepanenko running in Tokyo!
On March 1, Yana Stepanenko took on an incredible challenge, running in the Tokyo Marathon Friendly Run to honor Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zhavnenko. Her journey to this moment has been nothin...
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Levitate at the top of Kilimanjaro
Five Ukrainian war veterans - Roman Dobryak, Olia Egorova, Vladislav Shatilov, Mykhailo Matviiv, and Oleksandr Mikhov, have reached the 5,895-meter summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Among them, four are...
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Yaroslav at Invictus Games 2025
We first met Yaroslav during the Kicking it like a pro: Our 4th test run event in Kyiv, held in collaboration with U+. At the time, he was taking his first steps with our prosthetic, and it was cle...
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