What It Means to Be a Ski Racer: Hear From 3 Pro Alpine Ski Athletes

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What It Means to Be a Ski Racer: Hear From 3 Pro Alpine Ski Athletes


“To be a world-class athlete, you first need to feel human.”

Three unbelievable professional ski racers give us a glimpse into their world. In this brief movie, you’ll uncover that they’re extra than simply pace demons who fly down the concrete-like snow in alpine, slalom, big slalom, and Super-G. They are actual people with goals, objectives, households, and sure — even struggles like the remainder of us.

Meet Mikaela Shiffrin, Petra Vlhova, and Alice Robinson, who’re making nice positive aspects of their skilled snowboarding careers. And they in all probability want no introduction.

Shiffrin is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time FIS World Cup champion. Vlhova gained the first-ever gold Olympic medal in Alpine snowboarding for Slovakia in 2022. And lastly, Robinson was the primary New Zealander to grow to be the joint world primary ranked skier in ladies’s big slalom in 2020.

Although it’s straightforward to get wrapped up of their spectacular record of accolades, this movie of their phrases will inform us extra.

“We have to manage fear, but that doesn’t mean we’re fearless,” Shiffrin stated.

Runtime: 5 minutes

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Rebecca Ross

By Rebecca Ross

Rebecca Ross is a employees author at GearJunkie. She has been writing about backpacking, mountaineering, mountaineering, and journey for over three years. Prior to GearJunkie, Rebecca was a contract photographer and author for Climbing Magazine, Decathlon, 57Hours, and ExplorersWeb. Based in Washington state, Rebecca has in depth coaching and expertise in climbing of all kinds: trad, sport, bouldering, ice, alpine, and her favourite, mountaineering. She additionally enjoys working, backpacking, pictures, swimming, cooking, studying, and crocheting.

Topics: Skiing, Winter

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