“I'm never thinking 'injury' at the top of the hill. I've got my headphones in at all times. So even if (the announcers) are talking about 'Emily Cook broke her feet in 2002,' I don't hear them. I block it all out. I'm thinking technical. I'm thinking of when I need to set up, when I need to drop my arms ... whatever I need to do in the air. All you're thinking is positive thoughts.”
“It was a snowy day and it was a little windy. Wind can be a huge factor in aerials. I got a wind up-hill, when I was in the air. It slowed me down a little. I landed on the flat part (of the course). I knew when I got in the air I was in trouble. When I landed, I went in shock. It was extremely painful.”
“When I was at SEALS camp and had a stress fracture, those guys threw me over their shoulders. It's come full circle. We can all depend on each other.”
“For those of us who have been through big injuries and come back from them, this is an amazing moment. Even up there training with the weather, we were having fun for sure.”
