passionated golf player and scuba diver

sees his 24-year-old sister as his role model in life

started at 7 with his hometown-club SSWSC

one of the few, if not the only one, who has crashed in every in-run in Steamboat

9 medals at Junior Nationals

3 top10 results at Nationals

15 top30 COC results

Summer 2002: 5th in Calgary COC

2002-2004: numerous COCs in the U.S., Japan, Canada and Europe

February 2005: 16th in COC Westby, WI

his favourite quote: "We are all gonna die one day and even if it is by a giant lobster attack, better jump far!"

not fore-jumping in the Olympics '02: "It kinda sucked. I was pissed I couldn't compete, but I had fun and got a really fun experience and a free ticket to all of the events, so it wasn't that bad."

future: "I'm going to win everything at some point."

Mika Kojonkoski (in summer '02): "He's for sure one of the best coaches in the world, but I think he's kind of a strict guy. But I think that's good because you see what he's done with the teams. When he was in Austria those guys were getting world championship medals, winning world cups. The same thing with Finland and I think he gets the job done."

Jon Farnham: "I remember Jon Farnham being a good motivator, he's a really good coach to get young kids going. His club is a very precidious feeding ground into Lake Placid programs."

discipline: "I made some mistakes that kept me from doing some things already and I am still young. The thing you definitely gotta watch out for is partying too much and whatever. You definitely have to be very strict with yourself, eating, training, everything. You always have to be on top of what you wanna do and make sure you're getting stuff done."

pressure: "I grew up in Steamboat, I had every advantage, the best coaches, the best hills. So I have it very easy, you know, it seems like I have every chance to be good. When you don't have good results, it's hard, because you have a lot of pressure when other guys are doing good around you. So I definitely thought about quitting, but I never could. Ski jumping is a little bit too addictive."

his in-run crashes: "I've fallen on every in-run in Steamboat, that's my fame I guess. A couple of times on the small hills but that's not too serious. That's kind of what I do, like falling in the in-run..."