-
1
And you did make a decision to compete for China, and I was just wondering the thought process because I know that wasn't an easy decision I know it came with backlash, so tell me about that piece.
-
2
Yeah, so for me it's always been about using sport as a force of communication, and especially in a sport like free skiing it's so free, it's so personal.
-
3
You use it and it's creative there's style, and a lot of people in China had never even heard of it and so kind of introducing that sport culture to younger girls, especially is it changed my life.
-
4
You know and so to be able to have that kind of contact with the sport, and now there are 300 million⁽¹⁾ people in China who've gone on snow after the winter Olympics and that impact is absolutely insane.
-
6
Absolutely I mean people always have their own opinions, but for me, what I try to stick to is "I know that there's no wrong or right, there's only intention."
-
7
And I'm trying to make the world a better place in my own way, and if people disagree with that, that's okay? and I just encourage them to make the world better in their way, right? we can approach this situation from different standpoints, so, yeah, teach their own.
-
8
So you're going to Stanford is that next on your list? - I'm going to college in the fall, yes. - Oh my gosh, you're going to college in the fall, you're a model, you do all that stuff, are we going to see you at the Olympics again? is that going to happen? do you think?
-
9
Who knows, I mean, honestly I really love skiing still, it is a very personal and expressive part of me, and I think it makes me who I am, it's taught resilience.
-
10
It's taught me that cross-cultural communication, and so in that sense, yeah I think why not, but yeah, let's see how school goes first.
-
11
You are a lovely and delightful person and again your mom's here cheering you on. No one's beaming bigger than she is, I don't know if we did get a shot of her, because we did, oh good, I just want to make sure that she gets her air time too.
-
12
I know she doesn't love to be on camera, but we had to show her, Eileen, thank you so much, we really appreciate you coming to see us, congrats on all of your success! - Thank you so much!