It’s a pretty fitting title; these women are not only elite athletes in their respective disciplines (each has medaled and placed in a number of major competitions), but they’re also highly personable and entertaining as a trio. Together, they’re pre-writing the kind of narrative modern American culture eats up, a sort of Brady Bunch-y, Kardashian-esque blend of light drama and deep sisterly love. Plus, if the three siblings make the Olympics in the same year in different sports, the rarity of the event would only add to their lore. (They have a younger brother who also skis, but he is not competing at Olympic level yet.)
Lauren, whose competitive quirk is that she needs to wear a bucket hat both pre- and post-race, said, “when I see [my sisters] do well, I’m like, oh my gosh. I want to do well with them! We all have our individual dreams, but this is, like… a team dream. It’s just cute.”
Alli added: “Ideally all of us go, but, like, the second I think we hear about any of us going, we’re all going to be in tears.”
Sam, the eldest, at one point in our conversation imparted a wisened sound bite as to where she—where they all—need to be to qualify: “It’s about getting enough training in to make what we’re doing a habit, instead of, you know, something we’re fighting to attain every time.”
When asked what sport they’d each play if they weren’t in their existing disciplines, Lauren said, quickly, “hockey.” Sam wanted to take that one, but no copying was allowed, so she said “soccer.” Alli then came through with a wildcard. “Football. I’d be a quarterback for the Broncos.”
Mystique Ro, Skeleton
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