Alexandria Loutitt’s right foot was broken, but there was nothing wrong with her vision, and the young ski jumper from Calgary saw only possibility.
“I was like, yeah, it’s not impossible. Everybody else was like you’re absolutely insane. Go for it, but you’re crazy.”
“Once I broke my foot, something in me changed,” Loutitt said Thursday from her apartment in Bled, Slovenia. “It really made me re-evaluate what I wanted.”Article content “But once I started putting the pressure on myself instead of having external pressure, I was really able to thrive.” “It’s pretty exciting to me because I still see myself as the team baby. I definitely am. … Having people who are literally some of the most famous athletes of all times messaging me and sending me congrats and how they are so excited for me or so proud of me, it’s a little bit mind-blowing that they know who I am.”
“She’s obviously in really good form. She’s got a good feel for everything. For her to do what she did, hey, nobody else in Canada has done it.”Article content
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