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“In 2010, I went to Vancouver to watch my sister Chloé perform at the Olympic Winter Games, and I was so amazed by the crowd, the course, and the beautiful lights at the venue. I was also amazed by the concept of the moguls – that you had 30 seconds to perform in front of the world. After that, I decided I wanted to go to the Games and have those 30 seconds for myself, to show the world how hard I’ve worked, and how I train every day for that moment.”OLYMPIC AMBITIONFAMILY SUPPORT“My sisters and I are really close, we share pretty much everything – it’s one of the values that our parents taught us. We rely on each other and we’ve built a strong and powerful relationship because of that. Of course, moguls is an individual sport, so it’s our own business if we perform well or not, but there is no jealousy. If one of my sisters is the best on a given day, then she will win – and I will be cheering because I’m happy and proud of her.”“I’m looking forward to PyeongChang. I’ve already been there once, and the course seems really good. It will be different; every edition of the Olympic Games is different, but I’m different too. I’m not the Justine I was in 2014, and I will be showing up there as the stronger, more experienced athlete that I am now.”PYEONGCHANGHEALTH AND NUTRITION“I’m really lucky to have a great team with me, and so far in my career I’ve avoided injury by being strong and healthy, eating well, stretching and taking care of my body. In my sport, your body is your car – like Formula One. You need to fill it with good gas and have good mechanics with you, so that you can perform and push the car to its limit, without breaking the engine. The gym is a big part of it, but rest is equally important, and I also eat well – I’ve started a gluten-free diet, and I try to eat a lot of protein and vegetables.”“Any athlete needs determination, but I think it’s all about having the confidence that you can do anything if you believe in yourself. Whatever I do, if I’m passionate about it then I don’t have any doubt, and I’ll give it 100 per cent. I know I won’t always be successful, but if I’m not then I’ll learn something from it. Something I always think to myself is: ‘I will win, or learn’. This is how it works. I think when you take the risk of failure, and when you’re passionate about whatever it is you do, you will succeed at some point. That’s what makes a champion.”PASSION“I spend pretty much half of my time skiing or training, but I like to spend the other half like a normal person – hanging out with my friends, and doing photography, fashion, kickboxing, and cooking. It’s a really busy life, but I’m just trying to achieve that balance and managing everything as best I can.”DOWN TIME“Moguls consists of a lot of things – including speed, jumping and landing – and we do a lot of different training, depending on the season. In the summer we use water ramps and the trampoline to focus on little details, and I’m in the gym six days a week, where I work on my legs, upper body and core. We also have training camps in the snow, where we might do 10 moguls sessions over two weeks, working on assembling and putting together different aspects of our run. That way, at the end of the training season in December, I will have created and built up the moguls run that I’m going to compete with.”TRAININGFollow Justine on the IOC Olympic AthletesÕ HubOLYMPIC REVIEW 61DESTINATION PYEONGCHANG