I was in disbelief when Raich went out.

I was sort of in disbelief that he went off the course.

I was with Bode when they called down that he had been disqualified. We both kind of looked at each other and were like, 'Are you serious?' I was pretty bummed for him. You definitely don't ever want to see your teammate go down that way.

There is fresh snow on top of the ice, it makes it a little inconsistent. It was hard to find an edge. I just couldn't make it with the risks I was having to take.

I started playing around with GoPros on my own to get some cool footage. But it's actually become a big training tool for my team and me.

I'm an athlete, so I'm very interested in making the sport as safe as possible - just for my own career longevity.