I ski every three years or so. I don't have the ingrained confidence that others do, but I'll happily toddle about a green or blue run.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible.
The truth is, the sport of skiing takes so much effort, setting up and traveling with equipment, that you can only train for a certain number of days in the summer. Most of my peers ski between 40 to 60 days. I ski about 55 days.
I have been skiing since I was in school, but I'm not great. I am never going to break an Olympic record, I just want to go down the hills, on red or blue runs, but not... black.
I was happy to ski and play a lot of ice hockey. But I've come back because I was - and am - a racing driver. This is what I do.
I don't know if it's just me or everyone, but the whole vibe with skiing is not so much thriving on competition against others as it is against myself and the clock.
The best indication is that I still love to ski on most anything, from skating gear to heavy metal.
I'm still having fun and as long as skiing is enjoyable, I'm going to continue to do it.
I ski fast for me, first and foremost, and I ski fast for my family, and it's always the love that gets me to the podium.
I can ski backwards on one ski. And foldblinded!
I feel very confident in my skiing. I know I have a good chance to win any race I start.