New team, new opportunity

Jana Faust

Skiing has always been a very important part of my life. I started skiing when I was little, and it has been something that has stuck with me.

In sixth grade, I joined a recreational race team. The next year I joined the Four Degrees Alpine Race Team, where I’ve been racing for about five years now. I see skiing as a great way to get outside and connect with people. Racing is a way to spend more time skiing and experience the competitive aspect of the sport.

In high school, when I started taking things more seriously with the sport, I learned that Park didn’t have an alpine race team. This was disappointing because at club races, I was competing against girls who would later go to state while I didn’t have the opportunity to even race in high school races. I had always been jealous of the athletes that could represent not only themselves, but their school when racing.