Ski racing doesn't receive a ton of attention outside of the Olympic cycle in the U.S. so to be able to keep that ball rolling through the ESPYs is super cool, it's good for me and my brand and that's all great but to be honest, it's cooler because it means people are watching the sport and I get to share my passion with more people.

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It's like a puzzle or a painting or music. When I ski, it's like a song. I can hear the rhythm in my head, and when I start to ski that rhythm and I start to really link my turns together, all of a sudden there's so much flow and power that I just can't help but feel amazing. That's where the joy comes from.

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together joy song

You can create your own miracle, but you do it by never looking past all the little steps along the way.

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miracle littles past

I have been here before in my head. To everyone else, it is my first Olympics. To me, it's my thousandth.

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olympics has-beens firsts

I may have become a world champion quicker than most, but people should look at me and realise there are all kinds of ways to get where you want to go. Because we didn't plan it. We just did it.

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champion people looks

A perfect day for me would just be a day that goes the way I plan.

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perfect-days perfect way

I was lucky enough that my parents knew about World Cup skiing, so since I was really little, we were watching World Cup winning runs.

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parent winning running

When I was 3 years old, I thought I was very good at skiing.

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skiing very-good years

I think its good to stimulate your mind.

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mind thinking

I remember skiing being a family recreational thing.

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skiing remember

I do doubles on Monday and Thursday, take Wednesday off or do easy cardio, do doubles on Thursday and Friday, and the weekend I just get outside and get active - jog or bike ride, or play tennis with my mom.

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friday mom monday

This year has been very special, visit CNN.com's always Visit CNN.com, but Visit CNN.com's something I'm really proud of this whole season. My team has done a great job... it's hard to put it into words.

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The first time I won the Golden Fox I thought, I'm starting to be more than just a slalom skier and that's a nice thing.

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world

It was one of my big goals to win in every discipline when I first started racing... one of those goals that you don't think you're ever going to achieve, and it's incredible.

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world

Lindsey put ski racing on the map in the U.S., definitely she's the biggest name in the sport and because she came before me and had success, it's given me an opportunity to make ski racing a career.

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I had a bit of a crisis in the beginning of the season and I wasn’t used to these kind of problems. We found the right set-up during the Christmas break. I learnt a lot from this season, i would never have made it on my own. After all, I’m only 20. I’m lucky to be surrounded by the right people.

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It’s hard when you ski great in training and then in the race nothing goes according to plan.

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sports

When I'm in the starting gate, it's just me and the hill.

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gate just hill me

Out on the hill under the helmet, nobody sees your face or hair, but then you take it off, and they do - that's the part I'm nervous about.

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face hill you hair

My whole thing is simple, well-balanced meals. I have to say, though, that I really like dessert. I try not to eat dessert every day, but I'll have dessert every now and then.

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every-day day dessert simple

I rely on breakfast to give me a kickstart of energy in the morning, so I choose my foods accordingly.

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me energy morning breakfast