Tom Crey on the exit line. Let's go, Tom.
My name is Tom Crey, I'm 15.
My objective in the long term
is to participate in Beijing 2022.
It would be an amazing adventure
and I'd love to experience it.
I love skiing very much.
It really is my passion.
I'm a member of a French handicapped alpine skiing team.
I'm hemiplegic.
It is my right side that doesn't move well.
I spent a lot of time in hospitals
when I was a little kid,
because of my eye and many different health conditions.
I think the fact of him
spending so much time in hospitals
has built his personality
because he has gone through
difficult medical procedures
and he has always coped well,
it's part of his story.
Tom is the first handskier to enter Moûtiers.
The balance between sport and schooling isn't easy.
It's a balance that is unstable,
I'd say it's completely unbalanced.
Shall we start?
Try to advance on your out step.
An hemiplegic person
does not have complete feeling on one side of their body.
Though the ski needs
lateral movements
he doesn't feel the support
on the leg where he doesn't have feeling.
All our young athletes except Tom are able-bodied.
Tom is handicapped,
but I don't think he is handicapped.
I'm sorry, it's a bit hard.
It's a personal challenge to have him here.
Marie Bochet is the best handicapped skier.
She has won almost everything.
She is really all a skier can aspire to be.
It's going to be a quick time.
It's a very quick time. 7.87 seconds...
I met her at a get-together.
It was pretty cool.
When Tom speaks about Marie
his eyes glow with thoughts of gold medals.
She really is his role model.
In my future as an athlete,
the worst thing would be not to be able to ski at all.
That'd be horrible.
The best thing, as for any skier,
would be to go to the Games someday.
and, if possible, win.
Hurry up! 45 seconds.
Tom Crey on the exit line. Let's go, Tom.
There is a strength in him
that makes him a fighter
to the last breath
and he has always overcome it all.
Can you place your hand there? This way?
- No, I can't place it here - Why not?
Oh! He wants his sponsor to be visible.
No! It is visible! Nordica, Nordica!