VAIL, Colorado — Ski and Snowboard Club Vail's Genevieve Soden knows Interstate 70 — both the part of the course on Golden Peak and the highway itself. She lives in Denver and commutes up here every weekend to train. When she's not commuting and skiing, she's big on the arts.

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Birthday: June 30, 1996

Born in: Denver

Favorite rest stop on Interstate 70: Silverthorne

What's fun about skiing: “I love going fast.”

Do you worry about crashing: “No. If I crash, I crash.”

Proudest moment in skiing: “Probably making Junior Olympics this year.”

Favorite disciplines: Downhill and super-G

How do you prepare: “I really warm up at the start and I take deep breaths and say, ‘It's going to be my best run.' A lot of times, it is. I visualize before I get in the gate.”

Best ski advice received: “Don't be scared. Just go for it.”

How do you not be scared: “I just kind of think about what I have to do and not think about crashing or what mistakes I'll make. I think about what I'll do the best.”

Favorite skier: Lindsey Vonn — “I thought it was so cool. I was so glad for her.”

Favorite subjects: Art and literature — “I like to do paintings and sculpture. In lit, I love to read.”

Favorite books: “Graceling” and “Fire” by Kristin Cashore

What's on your iPod: Cold Play and John Mayer

Favorite type of movie: “I kind of like romance. I really liked, ‘The Proposal.'”

Favorite pizza slice: Pepperoni

Favorite food: Chinese

Favorite color: Blue

If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be: Aspen

What are the goals for the rest of the JOs: “Top 20 in giant slalom, and top 10 in super-G and top 30 in slalom.”

Non-skiing career: “Probably writing.”

Sports Editor Chris Freud can be reached at 970-748-2934 or cfreud@vaildaily.com.