There's been times when I've been in really tough shape at the top of the course. Talk about a hard challenge right there. I mean, if you ever tried to ski when you're wasted, it's not easy. Try and ski a slalom when … you hit a gate less than every one a second, so it's risky, you know. You're putting your life at risk there. It's like driving drunk only there's no rules about it in ski racing.

One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.

I think four Olympics is probably enough. Five Olympics is a long time, but there's nothing wrong with that if I'm into it and I'm healthy and my priorities can fit around that.

My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself.

It is not that I don't recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don't fear the consequences.

I tried retiring a couple of times and it just didn't really stick so, but at some point enough things conspire together and it does stick.

Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old.