US Skiers & Snowboarders On The Best Gifts They Ever Received

Jamie Anderson and Maddie Bowman are asked this question in this USA team interview:

Which skier considers his skills on the snow the best gift he’s ever been given? How about the snowboarder who said her favorite was the gift of life? Find out what Team USA skiers and snowboarders remember as their favorite gift of all time. Happy gift-giving!

Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe, 2014 Olympic halfpipe skiing gold medalist: Onesie Cookie Monster pajamas from my best friend a couple years ago.

Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe, 2014 Olympic slopestyle snowboarding gold medalist: I was given a beautiful set of mala beads last winter before the Olympics from my yoga teacher, and I think any gift with warm intentions and love is really special.

Gus Kenworthy, 2014 Olympic slopestyle skiing silver medalist: My ski pole grips. They’re custom made out of leather. My friend Robin made them for me. They’re pretty cool!

Devin Logan, 2014 Olympic slopestyle skiing silver medalist: Coal in my stocking — thanks, Chris! My brother played a joke on me when I was younger and that’s how I found out Santa didn’t exist.

Arielle Gold, 2014 Olympic halfpipe snowboarder: The gift of life. That was deep, huh?

Taylor Gold, 2014 Olympic halfpipe snowboarder: For my birthday this year, I got this sweet guitar that my parents gave me. I’ve been playing it a lot and it’s awesome.

Chloe Kim, 2014 Winter X Games superpipe snowboarding silver medalist: I used to be obsessed with horses when I was little. When I was 6, my dad went over to Walmart and got me this pink, really big plush horse. I was on that every day. I wouldn’t get off.

Kelly Clark, three-time Olympic halfpipe snowboarding medalist: From my brother. He bought me a whole box full of steaks and sent it to my house for my birthday. I got like 20 filet mignons, all grass-fed beef. I mean, that was the gift of all gifts.

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