I reached out to many of the pre-event favorites to see how they were feeling before the big show.

Very, very thankful to be in the position for the 3rd time.

I am definitely hyped because this contest is really rare.

Olympic Preview - What do the skiers themselves think about the Olympics?

Will Matej Svancer be celebrating in china?

Sarah and Mathilde already have Olympic medals.

“I’m super excited.

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Because, Pyeonchang was so sick and so perfect.

David Wise

David Wise is the only man to ever win an Olympic Halfpipe competition.

Will it be three from three in China?

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Will Wise complete his Olympic Hat Trick?

This is what the pretzel-man thinks of freeskiing being part of the games

I love it.

I think weve lost, a little bit of the independent events, that used to exist.

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If I was still competing, I would be so hyped.

Obviously there are cooler things that maybe mean a lot more to a core audience.

Also now so many skiers can become coaches, make careers out of it and inspiring kids.

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Theres so many positives, Im just happy its part of our sport.”

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