There's always room for improvement, but the judges are looking for big airs and stylish tricks.

I've reached my goal with snowboarding.

Games have always a big part of my life. I was that kid freaking out over his new Nintendo.

You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't matter.

The boarding I do is pretty strenuous and because I'm so active I really don't have to work out too often.

I get e-mails from mothers asking me to call their daughters for a date. I have a great life.

Getting into music has changed my personality and way of doing things. I'm far more open now.