Looking back it may have distracted me from further skiing."
“Dub 12 blunt, either direction, whatever is working better that day” (huh?)
So why stop now?
The non-stop skiing took a huge toll on my body, not only physical but also mental."
So far that most of the team members were seeing sports psychologists to maintain some shred of sanity.
Being the modest individual Dew is, he found this process taxing and downright drudgerous.
“social media was exhausting, and some people love it.
For me, it was a chore.
My creative side was not as strong as my numbers side.
I like enjoying the moment and skiing and not worrying about getting clips.
It wasn’t for me.
Nobody cared about anything except posting on Instagram, nothing else mattered.”
Dew got to help build his skis hands-on, uniquely for skiing he was participating in.
He wouldn’t have had it any other way.
Going in and helping develop his skis is a process that few are lucky enough to be apart of.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqX5ic6Bgrp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
How often do you see this one?
None of these great successes came without drawing some blood.
They had to work for him and be different from what the rest of the field was doing.
“At the end of the day, everything has to be fine-tuned.
Everyone is different; my structure worked for me.
A lot of guys could get away with doing whatever they wanted.
I had to work hard and make a plan and tackle the season.
Some guys can improvise.
I could not.”
“I had to work on rails so hard.
If I couldn’t get it consistent, I wouldn’t even bother and would switch my rails.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrJbNQkBLN9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Know what I mean?
In spite of some fantastic accolades, the end of Dew’s career came this year.
“I’m not going to stop progressing my skills.
It’s just going to be in other areas of my adult life.
The dive into real life has never looked so painless for a potential Olympic athlete.
