 At the 2010 Worlds, he skated a strong long program with a quadruple toe loop to finish in the top ten for the first time in his career.Schultheiss is known for choosing unusual concepts for his programs, most notably his craziness-themed 2009–10 long program, which he skated wearing a straitjacket costume.He has stated that "it's more interesting and important when people try to make some difference from all points of view" and that "if you watch the classical [music]... people get bored easy.