oliviaakerley
MY BIGGEST JUMP started on February 28, 2007. I was hiking the mogul jump at Deer Valley and training for the Junior Worlds in Switzerland, which I was selected to represent the U.S. I had been training my cork 720s all week, the first one of the day felt so beautiful and perfect my coach was amazed it was better than all my millions and millions of attempts even on the water ramps. As i came down, I went a little too big into a bit of a mogul ditch and my body kept on wanting to twist. Instantly I fell to the snow, screaming in pain. I tore my ACL, MCL, part of my hamstring, both meniscus, and fractured my femur and tibia. I was so bummed that I couldn’t go to Switzerland to compete. I was so upset that i couldn’t even ski! It stunk but i have learned to appreciate and not take skiing and training for granted. I am still trying to make my knee 100 percent and I have so much passion to compete again.