Just one hundred days until the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics and with the games getting so close, we are checking in with athletes from Northern California.
Like the owner of this Olympic gold medal from the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia. South Lake Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman is expected to lead a strong team of halfpipe Skiiers to PyeongChang, South Korea.
So, how has winning the gold changed Bowman’s life?
“Aside from a little bit more pressure the gold medal – it changed my life in a way that I wasn't really expecting,” Bowman said. “You know I received this platform that I didn't have before. And so I've had the opportunity to interact with young kids more about sports and also you know you know speak out about climate change.”
Believe it or not, Maddie Bowman's favorite memory from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia wasn't actually winning the gold medal. In fact, it didn't even happen in Russia. “That high you get when you win a gold medal is insane, like it’s the top of the top. And you’re just indestructible,” Bowman told NBC Bay Area. “Everyone has this pressure that builds over four years, it’s hard to figure out how to cope with it and we each do our own thing, but it’s definitely there. I think once I get my skis on my feet I’m just gonna be so happy.”
Bowman’s favorite memory from the Olympics is when she came home. “They hosted a parade from the high school in South Lake to Sierra Tahoe our home mountain, and the community like came together, and I was able to thank all of these people that helped me get there,” Bowman said. I think that was the coolest thing for me: to be able to share this with them, and just like feeling the love. I just feel so spoiled.”
Sports
OLYMPICS
Teams: 2014
Gold, HP, Sochi, RUS, 2014
AFP Ranking
1st, HP, 2016
7th, Overall, 2016
8th, HP, 2015
1st, HP, 2014
11th, Overall, 2014
1st, HP, 2013
2nd, HP, 2012
9th, Overall, 2012
X GAMES
Gold, HP, Aspen, CO, 2016
Gold, HP, Aspen, CO, 2015
Gold, HP, Aspen, CO, 2014
Sivler, HP, Oslo, NOR, 2016
Bronze, HP, Tignes, FRA, 2013
Gold, HP, Aspen, CO, 2013
Silver, HP, Aspen, CO, 2012
FIS WORLD CUP
Eleven starts, five podiums, three wins since 2011
2nd in HP standings, 2014
5th in HP standings, 2013
GRAND PRIX
1st, HP, Park City, UT, 2016
5th, HP, Mammoth Mountain, CA, 2016
1st, HP, Mammoth Mountain, CA, 2015
1st, HP, Park City, UT, 2014
1st, HP Breckenridge, CO, 2014
2nd, HP, Copper Mountain, CO, Dec. 2013
1st, HP, Park City, UT, 2013
1st, HP, Copper Mountain, CO, 2013
3rd, HP, Mammoth Mountain, CA, 2012
4th, HP, Copper Mountain, CO, 2011
6th, HP, Park CIty, UT, 2015
OTHER
1st, HP, SFR Freestyle Tour, FRA, 2016
1st, HP, Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO, Dec. 2014
1st, HP, Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO, Dec. 2013
1st, HP, AFP World Championships, Whistler, CAN, 2012
1st, HP, Dew Tour, Killington, VT, 2012
2nd, HP, Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO, 2012
1st, HP, North Face Park & Pipe Open Series, Copper Mountain, CO, 2012
1st, HP U.S. Rev Tour, Northstar-at-Tahoe, CA, 2012
3rd, HP, Dew Tour, Snowbasin, UT, 2012
