 My name is Kate Thamaze. I'm a sort of ski of Team GB. I'm from Sheffield and I've been skiing for 16 years. So I was 60 years old when I first started skiing. My dad worked at BT in Sheffield and he could see the skis like from where he worked. So he just thought he wanted a hobby from me, my sister and my mum and dad to do. So he just took us for a lesson and it kind of just kicked off from there. I think we all just fell in love with skiing and haven't looked back really. So as soon as I learned how to ski, I joined the Shark Ski Club, which was a ski club based in Sheffield, and I just joined the club and just kept going with it really and that's how I got into freestyle really. So my first competition I did was actually at Sheffield as well and I used to ski every Saturday and this competition that was coming was taking part on a Saturday and the part was closed. So I was kind of upset that the part was going to be closed so everyone just said, why don't you enter it? So I entered it and it was going to be there. It was a bit of fun really. I just didn't really know what to expect. I ended up coming third place I think in the 112 category. I just loved competing and I think I've always been a competitive person. So I just carried on from there and started entering tours that went around the country and every competition I could do. So during the winter we were very hectic and I think my normal week kind of looks like I ski for five, five or six times a week for four hours a day. After that I have physio appointments a couple of times a week. Also do gymnastics a couple of times a week and I make sure I go to gym as much as I can during the week where I do an hour session which could be anything from stretching, cardio work, jumping and hopping and also low maintenance weight stuff. So one of the hardest things I find with skiing and not skiing is having to balance my life and my life as a professional athlete. So I've travelled nine months out of the year which I think is quite a lot. But I'm just so used to it. I've been travelling as a skier since I was 13 years old and to be honest I don't really know much difference. So when I come home my life just carries on with my friends at home and when I go away I'm so focused on skiing and I have some really great friends on the circuit that everything I do when I'm at home or skiing is just all going towards my big goal of being successful at skiing. So a person that's definitely helped me along my way in my skiing life is my coach Pat Sharples. He's been my coach since I've been nine years old so he knows me better than anyone else and he knows how to push me and how to get the best out of me and he's also one of my best friends and I think when I've had tough moments and wanted to quit I just always speak to him and he definitely brings up my mood and when I'm in competitions he's there pushing me on and definitely helps get the best out of me and someone that I thank my whole career to. So I think one of the stand-up moments in my career so far and I think probably one of the best moments of my entire life was getting to represent Team Juby at the Olympics. It was such a great opportunity and it's something I will never ever forget and just getting to where the Team Juby crests on your chest I think just an unforgettable moment and hopefully get the chance to do that opportunity again very soon.