The Michigan native, youngest of a family of high-level athletes (Samantha, 23, participates in the ski jumping World Cup, Alli, 21, has two podiums in mogul skiing to her credit, and their brother Dan, 19, is an alpine skier, in FIS races) had never done better than 5th in super-G, in Kvitfjell in March 2024, and 4th in downhill, last December 14 in Beaver Creek.