What’s the worst experience you’ve ever had skiing in the public park?
Skiing is for fun and I think other people forget that sometimes.
What was going through your head when you won the olympic gold?
How difficult has it been for you to balance both college and skiing?
What are you studying?
-nsfairy
MB: When I won the Olympics it was a really confusing moment.
I didn’t know what to feel i was relived that all the pressure was gone.
I was happy because I wanted it so bad.
I was sad because my friends hadn’t beat me.
And overall i was confused because I never thought I would be in that situation.
Do you have any passions outside of skiing or is snow on your mind all year round?
MB: I love skiing, yes, and I think about it a lot.
But I love the summer just as much.
I really enjoy mountain biking, being in the water, and soccer.
Do you think comps are crucial towards progressing women’s skiing?
If you could pick any three people to shred with, who would they be?
I do think that it pushes people to try and learn new things, which pushes the sport.
But it is also not the only way that our sport gets pushed.
I get inspired by watching other people on the mountain and online and wanting to try new things.
This is a hard one.
Snow conditions aside, what’s your favorite mountain?
What’s your favorite thing to do on a long car/ plane/ horse and buggy ride?
-taylor_gang
MB: My favorite mountain is my home mountain Sierra at Tahoe.
I have so many memories there and know it so well!
Have you ever had any interest in filming?
What factors have driven you to follow the road of competitive skiing versus film and urban?
-Katrina
MB: I have a lot of interest in filming.
I think competition skiing was just something that picked me up before I realized it.
What direction do you want to see women’s skiing go?
Towards more competition, or making a stand in filming?
Are all woman crews something you would like to see more of?
-LynxNation
MB: I want to see women’s skiing going in all directions.
There are so many cool parts to skiing from urban to half pipe.
There is no reason we can’t do it all.
I think everyone can learn from each other.
Who do you look to for inspiration in the ski community?
Do you look towards men and their progression or your fellow women skiers?
-NewEscuelers
MB: I look to both men a women when I’m looking for inspiration.
And as far as style goes I look to Torin and Ayana.
How did you like the representation of freestyle skiing in vice’s Free?
What’s it like trying to progress in a sport where men have already progressed so far?
Vice did a good job too; however i felt like they built up sides.
While in some ways people take sides on the topic of freeskiings place in the olympics.
I don’t see sides in freeskiing .
And I appreciate all types of free skiing.
It is not easy to progress in a sport where the men have already gone so far.
We get a lot of hate for it.
I just want people to understand that we are not just kicking back.
Women skiers work their asses off and we are progressing.
- Mseward
MB: I think the progression of women’s skiing is moving.
