Ski racing, especially downhill, is a dangerous activity and there are many accidents. It would be really too bad to lose everything because of a crash.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I feel like, with ski racing, you need to have a short memory. You crash all the time, and sometimes it's a really bad one, but sometimes it's not so bad.
Ski racing is probably the least guaranteed sport out there. It's really rare when the favorites win.
It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible.
For me, skiing is a physical necessity. I have a need for risk.
Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.
Most people just see ski racing during the Olympics.
Ski racing is not about how much you weigh. If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.
There are definitely perks to being a good ski racer.
From 1999 to 2003 was the peak of equipment in ski racing. Since then, it's all gone in the wrong direction.
I had crashes when I was small and Gumby-like that would have killed me now. I would just fly off jumps and go 40 or 50 meters when I was 6 years old - break skis, smash my goggles and get a bloody nose and go crawl inside for a little while and then come back out and ski more in the afternoon.
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