I've never liked the idea of working for other people.

I wanted kids to know that it's cool to be in a ski race in the morning and to go play in the terrain park in the afternoon. It's not one or the other.

My parents never pushed me to ski race. It was my choice and something I really wanted to do. I would have rebelled if they had pushed me, and I wouldn't have had the same passion.

When I grew up, I had a lot of fun ski racing with my friends. We pushed each other, and this made it easier to work hard.

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