"She kind of put me under her wing when I was on the team with her," Kildow said. "I owe a lot to her. I met her when I was nine years old, and she gave me the motivation and kind of the goal to be in the Olympics and win an Olympic gold medal."
Kildow moved with her family to Vail, Colorado, from St. Paul, Minnesota, in the early 1990s to concentrate on training. She lives in Park City, Utah, with her boyfriend, former Olympic skier Thomas Vonn.
"This summer I trained a lot better than I did last year," she said. "I think I've improved a lot in my technique and in my general skills of skiing. Hopefully this year, I'll be more consistent. It's also a learning experience."
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