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As well as coaching at Momentum, you’re also getting schooled...?
I’m working on a bachelor of liberal arts and science at Quest University in Squamish. I had to spend my first two years taking required courses that were super diverse, and for my last two years I can take courses focusing on my passions—mostly physics and math. I’m currently doing my 20th course, and it’s taken me four years so far (you need 32 courses to graduate).
What would you like to do with your education?
More school. I’ve looked into getting a Ph.D., but obviously that’d be something I’d do after my ski career. I’m planning on skiing for quite a while longer, so I don’t have to make any quick decisions about what to do next. The idea of research interests me, and I like the idea of teaching, as well. I really, really enjoy school.
How do you work school around skiing?
Quest is the only school that would work for me because it works on a block program; you take one course at a time for three-and-a-half weeks. I’ve been able to fit those chunks in-between my ski schedule. School has never conflicted much with my skiing. It’s been wonderful. I used to be able to set my own schedule, but now we have national funding and a formal training program. The nice thing about a small university is the professors have helped me out, letting me do a course by myself sometimes and working through it with me.
So skiing and school work well together?
Being a student makes me a stronger skier; school gives me a break from thinking about skiing, and the balance is essential for me. I also think being a skier makes me a stronger student.[endquote]