Alpine Athlete Rep Election-Success!

Today I was informed that I was elected the Alpine Althlete Rep to the USSA Board of Directors. I am humbled that the athletes chose me as their voice in the board room, and I look forward to listening, learning, and communicating to the BoD the areas most in need of change in U.S. skiing.

The process was more drawn out and draining than I thought it would be, but the support that I got from fellow racers, other skiers, family, and friends was unbelievable and I would do again in a second given the opportunity. One of the best shout outs I got throughout the process came from fellow ITA athlete, teenage girl heartthrob, and nordic badass Sylvan Ellefson who texted me from Finland (i.e. he spent money to call me, and it was a long ass text) to tell me how pumped he was that I was choosing to run for the Alpine Rep position. Sylvan and I have very similar career path getting to the World Cup circuit, and it was really cool to have my phone buzz and see that he fully supported the ideas that I was running on.

The cross-sport cheerleading that goes on within ITA is authentic and it means a lot. The ITA roster is not just a list of accomplished athletes, it's a group of athletes who care about the community they are a part of and genuinely want the best for each other. The pursuit of excellence in sports can be a pretty lonely road, and if you're not going to the ESPY's or at the OTC, it's pretty unlikely that connections like this will be made. Add it to the list why this is the coolest non-profit to work with. I mean, who doesn't want to get a text message from McDreamy?