Jamie Crane-Mauzy
24 year-old Jamie Crane-Mauzy is a champion. She learned to ski when she was only one year old, being a profession in the sport was a solid childhood dream. In 2008, at age 16, she joined the United States Ski Team’s Elite Aerial Development Program.
Goals are meaningful to Crane-Mauzy. She says,
“If you take baby steps in the direction of your dream, you can accomplish whatever you want.”
This statement and mentality propelled her to achieve amazing goals:
- 2010 first female freestyle champion at Junior Snowboard & Freestyle World Championships
- 2013 first female freeskier to land a double backflip
- 2013 first female skier to flip off a rail in competition
However, in 2015 her skiing career ended when she crashed during a competition in Canada. The accident caused paralysis and a devastating brain injury causing a comma and severe memory loss. She lad to learn how to walk and talk again after her memory returned but Jamie remained positive a motivated throughout as she rebuilt her life. “I didn’t worry too much about the future or compare myself to the past” she says “I just set goals I could accomplish.
Jamie Crane-Mauzy has accomplished much, she is an elite woman of achievement.
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