Sierra Nevada, Spain – As her plane approached Malaga on the southern coast of Spain, Ashley Caldwell reflected on the World Cup season. It had been nearly three months since she opened defense of her World Cup aerials title in China. It wasn’t a great weekend. And it had been a rugged season since. It was … Continue reading Behind the Gold: I Got This
Lahti, Finland – Baby Breck sat in his stroller, eyes attentive to the buzz of activity around him. Grandpa was at his side but he was waiting for his mom. It had been a long day. Darkness had descended on the wax cabins outside Finland’s Lahti Stadium. The hustle and bustle of two hours earlier had … Continue reading Behind the Gold: It’s About Motherhood
Lahti, Finland – The problem with confidence is that you can’t train for it. It’s not something that’s handed to you. There’s no textbook to provide you with a roadmap. If you want to gain confidence, you need the courage to reach out and simply grab it yourself. In Sunday’s classic technique team sprint at the … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Toe to Toe With the Best In The World
St. Moritz, Switzerland – The 19-year-old German ski racer gave a tug on the laces of her leather boots, clicking them into the cables on her long wooden skis. Behind her was the towering Piz Nair, the iconic peak on Corviglia at St. Moritz, high in the Swiss Alps. A day earlier she had won silver … Continue reading Behind the Gold: It’s Just About Today
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Lindsey Vonn stood at the top of Engiadina looking out at the expanse of Swiss alpine peaks in every direction. It was a scenario she had been a part of many times before – her seventh World Championships. Now 32 years old, the then Lindsey Kildow was just 17 when she pushed … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Good as Gold
Midway, UT – This is a story about the dream of four teenaged girls. It’s a story about best friends who came from different backgrounds in sport from across America. It’s a story about inspiration and the power of sport heroes. In a way, it reads a bit like a fairytale. Except that it really did … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Achieving a Dream
Aspen, CO – When you’re a little kid in a mountain town, hucking air and dropping into steeps is just what you do. As a little ripper in Crested Butte, you don’t even need a terrain park – the mountain’s natural terrain provides all of that. Crested Butte kids were as home dipping their tips into … Continue reading Behind the Gold: It’s About Having Fun
