>> Anchor: WHEN THOSE DREAMS
COME TRUE, THERE'S A GREAT STORY
TO TELL.
>> Anchor: INDEED, NICK
INTRODUCES US TO CARLIE SHORE, A
MICHIGAN NATIVE AND U.S.
OLYMPIAN AND RISING STAR.
>> Reporter: CARLIE SHORE IS A
U.S. OLYMPIAN. BIG NAME IN U.S.
WOMEN'S SNOW BOARDING. SHE'S
NOT FORGOT EN WHERE SHE'S COME
FROM AND WHERE IT ALL STARTED.
THOSE WHO SPEND THEIR TIME ON
COLD, BRISK MOUNTAINS, WILL TELL
YOU... YOU HAVE TO BE PASSIONATE
ABOUT WINTER SPORTS.
>> YOU GOT A LOT OF SNOW ON OUR
BOARD!
>> Reporter: OTHERWISE, THE
WINTER CAN BE QUITE A DETERRENT.
>> CARLIE! NICE TO MEET YOU
GUYS
>> Reporter: THAT'S NOT
SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO TELL
CARLIE SHORE.
>> HAVE FUN!
>> Reporter: THIS 22 YEAR-OLD
WILL TELL YOU PASSION IS JUST
HALF THE BATTLE.
>> IT TOOK AWHILE. I WAS NOT
THAT GOOD AT FIRST.
>> Reporter: SHORE IS A MILL
FORD NATIVE, WHO SPENT YEARS IN
GYMNASTICS. CARLIE FOUND HER
LOVE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAINS WITH
BALANCE BEAMS.
>> IT'S WHERE I GREW UP RIDING,
SO I KNOW THIS MOUNTAIN SO WELL.
AND THIS WHOLE AREA SO WELL.
AND I HAVE SO MANY MEMORIES
>> Reporter: AFTER A FEW YEARS
OF SHREDDING AND GRINDING, AS
THEY SAY HERE, SHORE GOT AN
INKLING, THE INCLINE COULD BE A
CAREER, A PROFESSIONAL SNOW
BOARDER.
>> I WAS LIKE, YEAH, GO FOR IT!
WE'LL SUPPORT YOU. BUT IN THE
BACK OF MIND, I WAS LIKE YEAH,
RIGHT. THAT'S A BIG FEAT
>> Reporter: CARLIE'S MOM HAS A
SPARKLING SMILE BUT A REALIST.
>> H FIRST OW
LYMPIC TRIAL, SHE
TANKED
>> Reporter: THAT BULLET WAS A
BOOMERANG.
>> IT GAVE ME FIRE TO BE THE
DARK HORSE, THE PERSON THAT
PEOPLE COUNTED OUT
>> Reporter: THE REST OF THE
TRIALS WENT OKAY, PUTTING CARLIE
IN A SUDDEN DEATH KIND OF
POSITION.
>> SHE HAD TO PLACE SECOND.
AND I JUST DIDN'T -- I WASN'T
SURE IF SHE COULD DO IT. BUT
SHE HAD TO PLACE SECOND TO EARN
THE POINTS TO OVERSEE THE REST
OF THE GIRLS. WHEN SHE DID IT,
WHEN SHE POSTED HER SCORE, I
COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
>> Reporter: IN TWO A CAB, 540.
>> Reporter: NOT ONLY DID SHE
MAKE THE WOMEN'S SLOPE STYLE
SNOW BOARDING TEACH, SHE PLACED
SIXTH IN THE SOCHI OLYMPICS AND
HAS BEEN PLACING EVER SINCE.
>> SWEET HEART! GOOD TO SEE
YOU
>> IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME
>> Reporter: IN HER LIMITED
DOWNTIME.
>> IF YOU WANT AN AUTOGRAPH,
COME ON UP
>> Reporter: SHORE COMES BACK
TO WHERE IT BEGAN, SIGNING AND
COACHING THOSE WHO WANT TO RIDE
WTH A PRO.
>> JUMP ONTO IT! JUMP! NICE!
YEAH!
>> Reporter: IT'S A CHANCE FOR
EMBARRASSING AND PROUD FAMILY
REUNION.
>> COME A LONG WAY FROM THOSE
DIRTY DIAPERS I USED TO CHANGE!
[LAUGHTER]
>> Reporter: FROM DIAPERS TO
THE 2014 WINTER GAMES AND NOW
SIGHTS SET ON SOUTH KOREA IN
2018. A LONG WAY FROM HUMBLE
BEGINNINGS. WITH A REMINDER
THAT WHILE PASSION IS KEY,
DETERMINATION AND PATIENCE ARE
JUST AS IMPORTANT.
>> JUST LITTLE BABY STEPS,
EVERY DAY, DOING SOMETHING YOU
THINK THAT WILL SUPPORT THAT
DREAM AND GET YOU AN INCH
CLOSER, THAT'S I THINK THE BEST
ADVICE.
>> Reporter: LOCAL 4.
>> Anchor: AWESOME.
>> Anchor: THOSE ARE BREATH
TAKING SHOTS TO WATCH. IT'S