If you work so hard to reach your goal but you lose your pole in the very last run, that's hard to take.

If you work so hard to reach your goal but you lose your pole in the very last run, that's hard to take.

There is a dessert dish in Austria called Kaiserschmarrn - it's kind of like a sweet raisin pancake with eggs and sugar. It's definitely not something I can eat often, but if I've done well at a race, sometimes that's my celebration treat!

My mom is positive and optimistic.

Facebook and Twitter have changed how people follow ski racing. In past Olympics, you couldn't stay in touch with the fan base that followed you during the Olympics. They thought they had to wait four years to reconnect.

Even growing up, I was always the helper-outer, the sous-chef to my parents.

I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.