The history of skiing is important to me.

I think the most important thing in skiing is you have to be having fun. If you're having fun, then everything else will come easy to you.

I ski very aggressively, and the angles that I create with my body are similar to some of the male racers.

Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.

My crazy training-and-competition schedule leaves very little time to focus on my hair.

Today it was win or lose. But my victory yesterday and the downhill globe boosted my confidence. My record in Cortina was also a liberation.

When my parents were getting divorced, I just said to myself, 'Go to sleep, and tomorrow you can go skiing.' I cried myself to sleep, and in the morning I was up on the mountain, and I was good.