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Bend Into Balance: Interview with Tommy Ford

Central Oregon Olympic skier talks about learning to ski, injuries and more

Shortly after learning how to walk, Tommy Ford began skiing at the mere age of two. It was โ€œon the backs of my parents going up the chairโ€ at Mt. Bachelor where he first discovered his lifeโ€™s passion and vocation that later led him to three Olympic Games, several World Cups and World Championships, and […]

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Almost Broken

An Olympian and pro U.S. skier opens up about her accident, recovery and journey toward racing again.

It was a beautifully terrible day. There’s something about stormy days on the mountain; you can’t hear yourself speak up against the wind. The snow is swirling around you madly. The surface of the slopes disappears with the blowing layer of wind and snow. Vertigo comes and goes. You can barely feel your fingersโ€”it’s nicer when […]

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