(THE SWEDISH NATIONAL FREESTYLE SKI TEAM HAS TRAVELLED TO
(EL COLORADO, CHILE, FOR THEIR SUMMER TRAINING CAMP)
This jump was amazing.
It's not the biggest one, but one of the nicest ones.
When we got the landing nice and soft,
it was really good.
(CHILE)
(EL COLORADO, LO BARNECHEA)
For somebody that has never seen it,
our sport is, basically, go down the hill.
There's a hill built up with features, with jumps.
Trying to put together a run from top to bottom
as clean as possible.
You have to do as technical and difficult tricks as possible,
but you have to do them smooth and with style.
In the context of contest skiing, we're free.
It's a free format, less moves.
And that's what is about, I guess, progression.
It's hard to explain to someone who's never seen it before.
But it's amazing.
(PATAGONIA DREAMING)
(SMOOTH & STYLE)
(FREESTYLE SKIING WAS INTRODUCED
(AS AN OLYMPIC DISCIPLINE IN ALBERTVILLE 1992)
Go, go!
As I said earlier, being a part of the Swedish national team
was never a part of our sport when I grew up.
It was something that came from,
"OK, we're going to the Olympics.
"We need a Swedish team!
"OK, we're putting together the best riders in Sweden."
We've gotten great feedback and people like what we do,
so it's awesome.
(SWEDEN HAS WON TWO OLYMPIC MEDALS IN FREESTYLE SKIING,
(ONE SILVER AND ONE BRONZE)
Definitely, every two years, I guess,
the summer and the winter Olympics,
I was watching with my family.
So, growing up, it was a big dream to make it there.
And seeing the all the crazy athletes,
how amazing they were all,
it was just a big goal and a dream.
(EL COLORADO SKI RESORT
(IS LOCATED 39KM FROM SANTIAGO DE CHILE)
But are we ready out there?
On the way up, first, we're going to eat lunch,
and, hopefully, when we get up on the slope,
it's going to be slushy.
And hopefully the Cat will make a landing surface.
We are here to jump today.
We're going to hopefully have a good training session.
We have the Cat coming here with a winch,
so we can make the landing super-soft.
We've had some rough days with hard contest conditions,
which we're used to, but now be able to make it super-soft
and having a good jump to train on here
and do everything perfect.
Do like this and we're done.
This will work. Yeah!
I don't remember the first times I skied.
I was only three years old.
I just grew up with it, and, in north Sweden,
where I grew up, there is nothing more
than skiing in the winter.
I'll do other tricks.
With that landing, maybe you could try 180,
although the jump is terribly difficult.
Yes, sure.
I'll try to do some rodeos
and then prepare for a double rodeo.
Perfect! Perfect!
I guess I didn't really choose it.
I feel like it chose me in a way.
It's just so free, and I love the freedom of it.
It's so nice.
To be able to hit this jump here in El Colorado
is a really good opportunity at this time of the season,
because you don't find a jump this good in many places.
It's not about the time.
You can take as long as you want down the slope.
It's only that it has to be a good flow.
(SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE)
(CENTRAL MARKET)
(MERCADO CENTRAL)
(SANTIAGO'S WROUGHT-IRON FISH MARKET
(IS A CLASSIC FOR SEAFOOD LUNCHES)
We've been down a couple of times in Santiago
and I think it was super-friendly.
When you go into the market, everybody comes up to you.
You don't have any stronger? No?
More? More?
Yeah, yeah.
Easy?
When we come to new places, we like to explore the city.
And Chile, Santiago here, is crazy.
It's crazy big. It's different from Sweden.
- Hello! - Hi! Welcome, my friends.
- Where are you from? - Sweden.
Sweden? Stockholm? No.
- Me. - You?
- Originally, yes. - Perfect.
And he served us the local dishes
and some local drinks.
Everyone's super-friendly.
Yes, yes. Please!
Cheers!
For your visit to Chile.
- Chin-chin! - Chin-chin!
# If you go to Chile
# Welcome! #
First time in Chile and I love it.
It's been so amazing.
The conditions have been so good for us to ski.
I had the best time ever.
It's been a dream come true, for sure.
My dream is, probably, to stand on the top.
Last time I was in Sochi, I got on the fifth place.
If I get to Pyeongchang,
if I follow my plan, I think I'll have a good shot.
So I'm going to aim for the top.
(PATAGONIA DREAMING)