Came back for the reflective post?😉 It seems impossible to have made it this far, this quickly. But here we are…returning to competition essentially during World Championships after 10 weeks of injury. 9 weeks post-surgery, 8 weeks after being laid up in bed with a JP Drain sticking out of my side with a mostly useless oblique. Something I’ve learned about how expectations work in a situation like this is that no matter the story of how we got here, there is still always the anticipation of victory...While it is a privilege to be in that position, this time I’m still recovering while we are racing. My team and I came to this World Champs with a “step by step” mentality, rather than the “go for gold” mentality. That’s a very unique position to be—unlike anything I’ve experienced before. It’s pretty cool to still be experiencing new things, this far into my career. I’m moving forward from Saalbach 2025 with a few simple takeaways: just getting here, period, has been a massive success...