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A Voicemail Before the Moment of a Lifetime
Watch the emotional sendoff that these athletes were given by their families as they get ready to compete on the world stage.
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Maddie Mastro (Halfpipe)
Maddie Mastro at the Dew Tour in Breckenridge, Colorado
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Maddie Mastro is at the forefront of the next generation of snowboarders who are redefining the women's scene. An X Games bronze medalist and U.S. Olympian by the age of 18, she’s already an accomplished Superpipe competitor with numerous World Cup podium finishes to her name; she’s taken the snowboarding scene by storm.
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Hailey Langland (Slopestyle, Big Air)
Hailey Langland posing at the Red Bull Performance camp in Switzerland
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Hailey Langland has snowboarding in her blood. Sponsored by Burton at age six, she won her first World Cup Grand Prix at 14. Aged 16, she took home an X Games Big Air gold medal with a massive Cab Double Cork 1080, becoming the first woman to ever land the trick in X Games competition.
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Hilary Knight
Hilary Knight
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Hilary Knight is an Olympic Gold medalist, two-time Olympic Silver medalist, eight-time World Champion and arguably the best female hockey player in the world. She holds the all-time record for most goals scored at the Women’s World Championships. An outspoken advocate for gender equality, Hilary is changing the landscape for women in sport. In 2014, she made history as the first female skater (non-goalie) to practice with an NHL team after she took the ice with the Anaheim Ducks.
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Birk Irving (Slopestyle)
Birk Irving
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With a dad in the ski patrol, Birk has been skiing his whole life and is now at the top of his game, setting the standard for freeskiing worldwide.
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