After winning silver in 2018 Olympics, U.S. skier Alex Ferreira is chasing gold in Beijing
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When Alex Ferreira was about 9 or 10 years old, he completed his first 360-spin while training on moguls in his hometown of Aspen, Colorado. It was then that the Olympic medalist decided he wanted to be a skier.
"I remember the day so clearly... I landed it and I've never felt such euphoria my life," he told CBS News in an interview. "It was the most spectacular feeling I can ever remember. And I think I'm still just trying to chase that feeling."
The 27-year-old has since earned several accolades in the sport. He won a silver medal in the men's halfpipe at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and placed first in the men's ski superpipe in the 2019 and 2020 Winter X Games. He's currently ranked No. 2 in the Ski Federation World Cup standings in the men's free skiing category. And next month, he will make another Olympics appearance as a medal favorite.
