How are Olympic events different from other competitions?
Hannah: They have a lot more media for sure. Everyone’s there watching and everyone gets to see you from around the world, so it’s pretty much the only contest that has that atmosphere. Q: Do you have a favorite Olympic moment? Hannah: I foreran the 2002 Olympics, the last Olympics, and I just remember that there were just so many people and I was like, man, I want to be in this event. But I was just a little forerunner just hanging out and I knew I wanted to go to the next one. Q: What’s a forerunner? Hannah: We pretty much just hang out with all the riders and we go first before the contest even starts and they’ll go, “Here come the forerunners,”and they don’t judge you or anything, you’re just showing off, I guess. Q: Did you have a favorite Olympian or snowboarder growing up? Hannah: I always looked up to my brothers in everything and not even just in snowboarding, but on the whole athletic side of stuff. But I like watching Shaun White. He’s pretty good. Q: What’s your favorite US
