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.

You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over.

I'm not an idiot; I try not to look, but I see what people say about me on Facebook. I see other things written. But I don't care.

There are times when one certain snow condition is great for one particular brand of skis.

I feel like, with ski racing, you need to have a short memory. You crash all the time, and sometimes it's a really bad one, but sometimes it's not so bad.

I take risks - that's my life on the slopes and off.

My mom is really tough.