{"id":3994,"date":"2022-10-28T15:49:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/28\/what-it-means-to-be-a-ski-racer-hear-from-3-pro-alpine-ski-athletes\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:49:56","slug":"what-it-means-to-be-a-ski-racer-hear-from-3-pro-alpine-ski-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/28\/what-it-means-to-be-a-ski-racer-hear-from-3-pro-alpine-ski-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"What It Means to Be a Ski Racer: Hear From 3 Pro Alpine Ski Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-166137\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/10\/625919_v4-300x225.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"D2VWJW3sVXk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mikaela Shiffrin, Petra Vlhova &amp; Alice Robinson&#039;s Stories | adidas TERREX\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D2VWJW3sVXk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-wrapper grid-x\">\n<p class=\"byline\">October 28, 2022<span class=\"pipe\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>By <a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/author\/rross\" title=\"Posts by Rebecca Ross\" rel=\"author noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca Ross<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gjan\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div>Support us! GearJunkie could earn a small fee from affiliate hyperlinks on this article. <a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn extra<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\"><em>\u201cTo be a world-class athlete, you first need to feel human.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Three unbelievable professional ski racers give us a glimpse into their world.<\/strong> In this brief movie, you\u2019ll uncover that they&#8217;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 \u2014 even struggles like the remainder of us.<\/p>\n<p>Meet Mikaela Shiffrin, Petra Vlhova<a style=\"color: #252525;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/petra-vlhova\" rel=\"noopener\">, <\/a>and Alice Robinson<a style=\"color: #252525;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redbull.com\/us-en\/athlete\/alice-robinson\" rel=\"noopener\">,<\/a> who&#8217;re making nice positive aspects of their skilled snowboarding careers. And they in all probability want no introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/us-ski-and-snowboard\/athletes\/mikaela-shiffrin\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiffrin <\/a><\/strong>is a<strong style=\"color: #252525;\"><a style=\"color: #252525;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/us-ski-and-snowboard\/athletes\/mikaela-shiffrin\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time FIS World Cup champion. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/petra-vlhova\" rel=\"noopener\">Vlhova<\/a> <\/strong>gained the first-ever gold Olympic medal in Alpine snowboarding for Slovakia in 2022. And lastly, <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redbull.com\/us-en\/athlete\/alice-robinson\" rel=\"noopener\">Robinson<\/a><\/strong> was the primary New Zealander to grow to be the joint world primary ranked skier in ladies\u2019s big slalom in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s straightforward to get wrapped up of their spectacular record of accolades, this movie of their phrases will inform us extra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to manage fear, but that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re fearless,\u201d Shiffrin stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>5 minutes<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n<div class=\"thumb-image cell small-4 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/winter\/watch-6-skiers-honor-their-heroes-in-tracing-influence?sce=post-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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But perhaps none as attention-grabbing as what Team Jamaica is bringing to the desk. Check out our interview with Jamaica&#8217;s first alpine ski athlete. <a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/news\/jamaica-benjamin-alexander-olympics-interview?sce=post-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read extra\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<footer class=\"article-footer\">\n<div class=\"author-bio callout\">\n<div class=\"grid-x\">\n<div class=\"author-pic medium-3\">\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"attachment-author-2x size-author-2x\" alt=\"Rebecca Ross\" title=\"Rebecca Ross\" data-pin-nopin=\"nopin\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rebecca-ross-bio-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rebecca-ross-bio-300x299.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rebecca-ross-bio-700x700.jpg 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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. 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