Retiring skier prepares for a different type of moguls

On a dais with eight other members of the US national ski and snowboarding team, Hannah Kearney, owner of Olympic gold and bronze medals in freestyle moguls, was asked last week if a recent World Cup victory - the 43rd of her career - gave her reason to reconsider her retirement at season's end.

"Of course, that feeling when you cross the finish line knowing you have skied well certainly is motivating," Kearney said. "It certainly makes you want to continue, but you have to have faith that there will be some other way to get that feeling in your life."

The other national team members listened intently to Kearney's answer, their necks craned in her direction. When she was finished, one blurted out, "How about peer pressure?"