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My sister Megan holding me aἀer I broke my femur at 7 months old. I was crazy from the start. What biography would be complete without a baby picture? 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 1 9/19/12 2:20 PM above: Here I am on the last hill climb of the Bonanza Banzai, an annual Utah bike ride. For the second year in a row, I won. (Of course, the first year I was the only one in my age category.) left: I loved going to Lake Powell. Riding my Jet Ski was by far one of my favorite activities. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 2 9/19/12 2:20 PM above left: I tried my hand at every sport. Archery was one that didn’t stick. left: While rock climbing with my dad, I learned that there’s no easy way to the top. above: Here I am representing Park City in the state playoffs as a third baseman. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 3 9/19/12 2:20 PM I spent many summers in beautiful Lake Powell, Utah, by far one of my favorite places on the planet. It was cool to take your school picture in your Cub Scout uniform. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 4 9/19/12 2:20 PM My dad and I enjoying one of our many camping trips in the beautiful Utah wilderness. We were always on some sort of outdoor adventure. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 5 9/19/12 2:20 PM above left: My mom and I head up the old Lost Prospector chairliἀ at Park City Mountain Resort when I am 3 years old. left: Ski racing was my life. above: One of my first ski races. Pretty good angles for a 7-year-old. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 6 9/19/12 2:20 PM above left: This is what I lived for. Going 140 feet at 75 mph off a jump called Panorama in Crested Butte, Colo. left: Tristan and me just aἀer carrying the torches at the Snow- bird Holiday Torchlight Parade one year. above: My mom said I’d be famous someday and wanted to be the first one to have my autograph. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 7 9/19/12 2:20 PM My senior year of football. Little did I know, less than a year later, I’d be representing my country on the World Cup bobsled tour. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 8 9/19/12 2:20 PM Representing my country in a different uniform. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 9 9/19/12 2:20 PM Walking to the start of the World Cup bobsled race in Calgary, Canada, in 1998. During my first bobsled run, my driver, Travis Bell, did a great job breaking me in. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 10 9/19/12 2:20 PM Photo courtesy of Charlie Booker Charlie of courtesy Photo My teammates and I load into the sled during training at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 11 9/19/12 2:20 PM This shot is taken just seconds aἀer regaining my sight, which changed from 20/1000 to 20/20. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 12 9/19/12 2:20 PM The power of a homemade sign: The very moment that Curve 50-50 was named at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, Canada. Photo Courtesy of Todd Bissonette Todd Courtesy of Photo The Night Train created a sensation when we raced it in Europe. Here we push it in Lake Placid in November 2009 at the Intersport FIBT World Cup four-man bobsled race. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 13 9/19/12 2:21 PM Photo Courtesy of Todd Bissonette Todd Courtesy of Photo The Night Train in action: me at the helm, Steve Mesler and Justin Olsen in the middle, and Curtis Tomasevicz on the brakes in back, during our final, victorious run at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in the four-man bobsled race. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 14 9/19/12 2:21 PM Photo Courtesy of Todd Bissonette Todd Courtesy of Photo Winning gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 15 9/19/12 2:21 PM My beautiful niece Annabelle holding my medal the day aἀer I won it. I was show and tell for my nephew Sten the day aἀer the 2010 Vancouver Closing Ceremony. 7303 But Now I See_PhotoInsert(FIN).indd 16 9/19/12 2:21 PM.

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