Looking back to 2006, what was your Torino experience like?

Erin Hamlin: "My experience was unbelievable, I mean, it's the Olympics. It's the best sporting event in the world. It's unforgettable. Everything that happens, down to the smallest detail...you remember everything."

Take us through your 2008-09 season?

Erin Hamlin: "It started out kind of average. I didn't have my best results ever, but I was kind of consistent. I struggled in a couple races, but it seems like every season I have one or two races that don't really go well for me. Luckily I got those out of the way at the beginning of the season and gradually throughout the year things got a little bit better and I finished a little bit more consistently in a few higher positions.

For the second half of the season, we only traveled with four people on the team, so the rest could stay home and train. There was a lot of focus on the world championships because they really wanted to see a U.S. athlete on the podium.

I won, so that was definitely the high point...to be able to fulfill that was pretty excellent. We had two races after Worlds, and [I had] a pretty solid top five in Whistler at the end of the season, kind of a good preview for next year."