I have a pet in Europe! She may not be transportable, but it’s still kind of cool.

I was really looking forward to the race because I know I can do well on this hill. But I really wouldn’t want to compromise my health by racing in conditions like today.

Last year I had a lot of top-three results, but we didn’t really get any prizes, just money, so this is really awesome. She’s a little ornery, but she’s cool.

And my left butt cheek doesn’t seem to work.

I thought it went really well. It was a pretty open course. There were not so many turns and it was not so steep. That made it pretty tight.

It’s always good to have a strong team that supports you and backs you up and is getting those results besides you so you don’t feel like the entire team rests on you. I think...

There’s really no technical sections where you can set yourself apart from the other athletes. I was giving it everything I had. A couple people mentioned maybe I wasn’t getting as low as I normally...

The pain was something I was going to take no matter what.

I have this weird pocket of fluid in my back and it doesn’t seem to want to go away. If I keep doing therapy, I hope it will go away. I don’t really know what...

That’s the thing I’m worried about.

Pain was something I was gonna take no matter what. It was just a matter of if my body could physically withstand the forces of the speed.

She put me under her wing when I came onto the team. I met her when I was nine years old, and she gave me the motivation and kind of the goal to be in...

It’s definitely weird going from the hospital bed to the start gate. But it’s ski racing. I’ve done it my whole life. I wasn’t worried that I’d forgotten anything.

I’m in a lot of pain. I just need to go rest.

It was definitely a goal of mine. But I haven’t had the results in the last few weeks, so I’m going to focus on staying in the top three and improving my skiing.

I wanted to get a medal (in downhill), but I still have my chances. Don’t give up on me yet.

It’s definitely weird to go from the hospital bed to the start gate.

She was incredible, she spent the whole night with me until 10 o’clock. She cried with me. She said she knew I can do it, that I have to be positive and get back out...

The conditions here were tough and it was really difficult to do well. But I have had a good feeling in downhill.

World Cups are important because you have to ski well and gain confidence for the Olympics. You have to have other goals besides the Olympics because the Olympics is only one race.

You know, it doesn’t really seem like anybody cares this is the Olympics. It doesn’t seem like there are a lot of people here. Last time in Salt Lake, they did such a good job...

Slalom skiing is going really well so it made up for my downhill. I have a lot of confidence in my slalom. I trust my skis, trust myself and it’s showing in my races. I...

It’s like his upper body is detached from his lower body. His upper body is just crazy. It’s all over the map. But what his lower body does is incredible. He’s always going straight down...

I lost confidence after crashing in the Olympics, and it’s amazing to be on the podium, especially with Michaela. This is by far my best day since the crash.

I’ve just learned you can push yourself as far as you want to push.

For what I’ve been through, I’m just happy to be here. Thank God for keeping me healthy.

I’ll have plenty of time this afternoon to train [for slalom].

Last time in Salt Lake, they did such a good job organizing, and everyone was excited. You could just feel in the air, it was excitement. I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me, but I...

I have a lot of fluid in my back, and it is causing a lot of pain when I ski. I skied the best I could. You can’t be disappointed when you’ve given it everything...

I was going to go through everything I could today to start. I wasn’t thinking of not racing. I learned that your body can go through a lot, and you can push yourself as far...

Not racing is not an option. I didn’t work my whole life to say, ‘Maybe next time.

It’s sweet. I’ve changed my equipment. I’m not surprised because I grew up skiing slalom. I just fell off the map for a while because of the speed races. It’s always good to add another...

I can’t ski the way I want; my back hurts so bad. It’s frustrating, but I’m happy to be here.

As long as I can physically do it, I can suck it up for a minute, 55 seconds.