When I travel, I always have about 40 pairs of skis with me, plus a ski technician and a ski coach.
I don't do ski racing to be famous.
I didn't even ski halfpipe until I was 14 because the resort where I lived didn't have one. So it wasn't always my favorite event, but I grew into it.
The inclusion of slope style in the Olympics is cool. I think it's going to be a total breath of fresh air. The Olympics needs us more than we need it.
We've separated from mogul and aerial skiing and we've built our own sport and our own tricks. And now we're going back to the roots. But the Olympics is a world stage for athletics and it's going to be pretty sweet to represent our sport and represent our culture and show everyone what we're all about.
I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
I ski very aggressively, and the angles that I create with my body are similar to some of the male racers.
If you want to be among the greatest skiers, you have to win in Kitzbuehel at least once.
Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
I was lucky enough that my parents knew about World Cup skiing, so since I was really little, we were watching World Cup winning runs.
It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible.
I've had a lot of people tell me, 'Yeah, sure, you're good at slalom, but wait till you get to the real events like downhill or super-G.' I don't like hearing that.
There's so many guys skiing so fast right now that you really have to be willing to take a lot of risks if you want to give yourself a chance to win. I'm prepared to do it; it's just a matter of if I can make it work.
I do celebrity ski races all over the world.
It's incredible in our sport how small the differences are, and we are all aware of that. We're all on a high level and skiing well, and at the end, it's just hundredths that count. Maybe it's just one finger or a hand can change the color of a medal.
For the moment, the snow is quite wet and soft. If it was hard or icy, it would be a perfect downhill for my style, because I could fight even harder.
Winning the overall is a dream I've had since being a young skier. It's everyone's dream.
