JLC:  Discipline, a work ethic, instant appreciation for consequences.

RAH:  That says alot, especially considering that alot of people still live inside a culture of blame.

JLC:   That's right. My parents insisted that I get good grades in order to keep racing. For me, being an athlete helped me learn how to focus when I studied.

RAH:  How old were you when you knew you would be going to the Olypmics?

JLC:   I knew when I was 11. That was the year Nadia Komeneche won the gold in gymnastics at the Olympics in '76.

RAH:  I remember, that was a very exciting time for women's sports. Are your parents skiers?

JLC:  Yes, they had a ski-school in a place called Belle Neige, near Montreal.

RAH:  It must be really helpful to have family close to the sport. Were there any great coaches or teachers who helped shape your career?

JLC:  There were two, really. Luc Robillard, an American, knew how to push me when I was younger, and Max Gartner, an Austrian, who knew how to get me to work to my highest potential.

RAH:  That's really inspiring. Coaches have alot of impact on the lives of the kids they coach. What's the peer pressure like?

JLC:  The sport of skiing has an interior focus, but the outcome is entirely based on the clock. I always knew that if I put the time in, if I kept getting back onto the snow, that I would get to the podium.

RAH:  What keeps a competitor going, even through the tough days?

JLC:  Perseverence, I guess. Skiing is my passion - every minute that I'm on the snow is a good minute.

RAH:  Cool! Thanks alot, Josee!