US Mogul Development Group

The Dream

When I was a little girl, I had a dream that probably sounded pretty crazy to most people: I wanted to win multiple gold medals at the Olympics.

I didn’t really understand how hard that would be. I just knew that I loved skiing, I loved competing, and I wanted to be the best.

I would watch the Olympics and imagine myself standing on that podium, wearing a gold medal and representing my country. That dream has stayed with me as I’ve gotten older, but as I’ve started to understand what it actually takes to get there, I’ve realized just how many steps there are between being that little girl with a dream and becoming an Olympic athlete.

Making the Development Group

When I found out I had made the team, it was honestly a mix of excited and nervous. I worked toward this for years, so hearing my name announced was an incredible feeling. At the same time, it made everything feel a lot more real.

Being selected means that people believe I have the potential to take this sport to the highest level, and that comes with a lot of excitement, but also a lot of responsibility.

This isn’t just about making a team. It’s about the opportunities that come with it and everything I’m going to be able to learn from them.

One of the things I’m most excited about is getting to travel with the U.S. Team team to Chile twice.

Getting to experience what World Cup travel is like, train alongside some of the best athletes in the world, and see what that level of skiing looks like up close is something I’ve dreamed about.

These experiences are going to give me a chance to learn not only from competing, but from watching and being around athletes who are already where I want to be.

The Worlds Best Skiers

Having a chance to travel with and ski with the 2026 Gold and Bronze medalist Liz Lemley (who's also my friend and number 1 ragebaiter), as well as Silver Medalist Jaelin Kauf, World Cup winner Nick Page, team verteran Tess Johnson and this years Crystal Globe winnner, Oliva Giaccio is nothing short of an incredible experience.

I’m also really excited about working with new coaches and having access to resources that I’ve never had before. Being surrounded by coaches who have experience at the highest levels of the sport is going to push me in ways I haven’t been pushed before.

World Class Training

One of the additional resources I'm totally excited about and that I've enjoyed since making the team is the Center of Excellence, an incredible training facility built specifically for U.S. athletes. Having access to a gym like that means I’ll be able to take my strength and conditioning to another level and continue building the foundation I need to become a better skier.

And then there’s water ramping.

Getting a lot more water ramp time is huge for me, especially because of the difficulty of the tricks I’m working toward. (For those who are curious, the air package I'm training for this year is a back mute to a cork 7)

Being able to get more repetitions in a controlled environment allows me to work on new skills, build consistency, and keep progressing my air package before taking those skills to snow.

The Path to Gold

When I think about all of this, I keep coming back to that little girl who dreamed about winning Olympic gold medals.

She had no idea what the path to that dream would look like. She didn’t know about Development Teams, World Cups, water ramps, strength programs, or the Center of Excellence. She just knew she wanted to be an Olympian.

Now, I’m a little bit closer.

Making the Development Team doesn’t mean I’ve reached the dream. It means I’ve reached another milestone on the way there.

There is still so much work ahead of me, so much to learn, and so many things I need to improve.

But that’s what makes this moment so special.

The little girl who dreamed about Olympic gold is still chasing that same dream.

And now, she's a little closer and has a whole new set of opportunities to help turn that dream into reality.

This isn't the end, it's just another step on the way!