# @lucasfoster on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CHLwp94lXCi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31975354-lucasfoster-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/46a0e9070b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-11-04T21:22:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lucas Foster (@lucasfoster) — https://gondola.cc/lucasfoster

## Caption

I’ve always loved every aspect of snowboarding. Competing is not everything to me, but I always wanted to give it my best shot to have an experience in the contest scene. It took me a really long time to find my groove in competing with no halfpipe where I grew up. It required a lot of patience and resilience to finally make things click. Getting knocked down and “failing” so many times really put my mind to the test. 

A few years ago I was inches away from quitting competitive snowboarding. At that same time the @ussnowboardteam took a big chance on me and gave me a spot on the halfpipe team. That changed everything for me. 
The US team has given me resources that I could only have dreamed of having growing up, they’ve rocked with me through thick and thin times in my career, provided some unreal opportunities to grow as a rider and human and I couldn’t be more thankful for the support they’ve given me. 

That’s why I’m so stoked to see the #jeffshiffrin #keeptheflamealive fund come together to keep supporting the US teams and give more athletes the same opportunities I was given. Thanks for the nomination @joeyokesson, I’d like to nominate @jason_wolle and @tessamaud_ to share their story of resilience. Photo by @sinafili

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucas Foster | @lucasfoster | https://gondola.cc/lucasfoster | Athlete |

## Tags

jeffshiffrin, keeptheflamealive

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