0:00 100 Hype
0:47 BTS After Gurgl Win
1:37 Thanksgiving with the Team
2:38 Killington Bib Draw and Press
4:06 Killington Giant Slalom Race Day
5:46 Aleks Remembers Watching the Crash
6:33 Recovery Begins
8:13 BUT the Skiing Was Good
9:26 Last Resort - Surgery
11:16 Camaraderie - Petra and Stifel Fundraiser
11:45 How Bode Miller Inspired Me
13:23 What's Next
Hi Everyone...
I'm always so excited to ski at Killington. It's one of the most meaningful weekends of the year for me, and always coincides with Thanksgiving - so it's a time to reflect on what we're grateful for, spend time with family, and ski at one of my absolute favorite World Cup venues with the best fans in the world. This year there was a lot of talk about 100 victories...it was almost like people expected it to happen. I've always said anything can happen in this sport and nothing is given. I guess this crash in the GS was just another example of that. We're racing at our limit, and there are fine margins in this sport. It’s a difference of just a couple of centimeters between crashing like that or winning a run. We have to be on the limit, and crashes do happen. If I was just a few feet lower or higher, I might have missed the gate entirely and just skied away. There’s a fair amount of luck involved. On one hand, you create your own luck through preparation and hard work. On the other hand, I have gratitude for not going through that gate with my neck or having the impact hit my colon.
I’ve had plenty of luck in my career. You can see how easily it goes wrong and how hard it is to just make it to the finish with a fast time on a daily basis. I’m grateful for how many times I’ve been able to do that. All of the headlines were talking about how heartbreaking the crash was...you know, on home soil for what could have been my 100th World Cup victory...but I was REALLY happy about my skiing.
So, what's next? Time will tell...
Thanks for joining me for the journey!
Love, Miki
Directed and Produced By: Megan Harrod
Shot by: Max Hall
Edited By: Aaron Springston
Special Thanks To: Stifel and the U.S. Ski Team
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