Olympic snowboarder Liam Gill says hearing that he helped inspire a 12-year-old snowboarder from Fort Smith, N.W.T., brightened his day. Storm Cabell-White has picked up two gold ulus at the Arctic Winter Games so far.
Hearing about the young athlete's success, Gill said Tuesday, brightened his day.
"He would just tell us stories and he would snowboard with us and that was very fun," said Cabell-White. "It made me feel like I wanted to go to those things ... the Olympics sounded fun." Speaking to CBC News on Tuesday, before her second gold ulu was announced, Cabell-White said she was super excited about her first win at the Arctic Winter Games.
"Everyone was watching me, taking pictures. I was at the centre of attention, it felt kind of weird when I was walking up for first place," she said, adding she was "relieved" when she was no longer in the spotlight."Those kids definitely inspired me and made me remember why I love snowboarding, and how stoked they were on everything. It was just amazing to see," he said.