# @marina.k.villatoro on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUMsfqu2o-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70684083-marinakvillatoro-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-15T17:00:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Marina Kuperman Villatoro (@marina.k.villatoro) — https://gondola.cc/marina.k.villatoro

## Caption

Ben Ferguson’s dad called his crash a success

🏂 Ben Ferguson | Snowboarding | 2× X Games Gold Medalist

First day on a snowboard, 6 year old Ben crashed, started crying.

Instead of rushing over, his dad smiled and said: “That’s exactly how the pros carve.”

It wasn’t true, It was something better. A way to teach his son that falling wasn’t failure, it was part of learning.

Branden Ferguson had moved his entire family to Bend, Oregon after seeing a photo of Mt. Bachelor and deciding his children would grow up next to a mountain.

Every fall became another lesson. Every crash became another attempt.

⁉️ How are you teaching your child to interpret failure before the world teaches them instead? ⁉️

👩‍🔬 I spent years decoding what 100 elite athlete parents actually did. The uncomfortable truth about how athletes get made.

🏘️🌴 It takes a strategic village to raise an athlete. This is your village. 🥇
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#benferguson #avalanche #snowboarder #xgames #reelsinstagram

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## Tags

xgames, snowboarder, avalanche, benferguson, reelsinstagram

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