Looking out for number one

Going into these Games, having the experience of both Vancouver and Sochi behind me, I’m looking forward to taking what I learned from those Games into this one …

With the four-year gap between Olympic Games, there’s so much that a skier and a competitor can do in that space of time, to learn, grow and improve. Four years is a long time to grow a person as well. I guess it will be a different experience for me going into these Games, as a more seasoned competitor and a person who has matured a bit, as well.

Atop the podium at last year's worlds in Spain. The Winter Olympics next?

Coming away from last season, and the results I had, I know I’m coming into this season as world no.1 and as world champion, so I definitely have a huge target on my back. It’s understandable that people have huge expectations of me, and I have big expectations of the kind of skiing and jumping I want to do this season. I’m looking forward to that challenge, and embracing it.

With the expectations people have of me, I look at it as a compliment, for the results I had last season. That’s nice. I’m hoping to go into this season to build upon it.

Start fast

Women’s moguls is day one of the program … The downside is we won’t get to march in the opening ceremony. But we do have the rest of the Games to enjoy and support the Australian team. That’s been the same for women’s moguls, at least since Torino.

When you train so hard for so many years for your sport, the main focus is on the competition. I guess from a young age, I accepted that’s the program for a women’s mogul skier. I watched the Sochi opening ceremony on my TV in the village.

As told to Jeff Centenera