Hannah Teter

I decided I want to represent the U.S. and show what snowboarding's all about.

When the Olympics comes around, it seems like every country is against each other, but we're all buddies out here. It's about giving feedback to fellow riders and letting the riders feed off each other.

You want everybody to see snowboarding as it should be, looking phenomenal with everybody doing what they know how to do.

I'm trying to do more inverts and corked-out rotations that you don't see at the girls' level. I want to be more creative.

When I see somebody fall in practice or get hurt, it almost makes me want to cry.

When I discovered Special Olympics and saw how it integrates these athletes into programs that change the whole way they see themselves and how they perform, it blew my mind. I wanted to be involved.

It was a no-brainer to get the Unified snowboarding race into X Games.

I love riding halfpipe. This is an amazing job to have.

I've been blessed to have enough to buy organic and have a house in Tahoe.

I didn't know football was so big. Obviously, it's huge in the United States.

The sun rays are more powerful at high altitudes and the snow bounces the rays right back up at you. Shiseido sun care products are epic for protecting me and not irritating my skin.

Every human life is worth so much.

You don't really get the full grasp of something until you see it for yourself.

I've always wanted to make an impact.

I've always felt really lucky and really privileged with my life, how I grew up, and the opportunities I've had.

I come from a close-knit family, and I have four older brothers that have inspired me in so many ways.

Growing up with four older brothers, we were into everything! They started snowboarding when I was just a tiny button, and I loved watching them shredding in the backyard. After seeing them compete in a few contests, it was all over. I idolized the sport from day one.

My goal from the beginning was, if I ever hit it it big, I would give back. And that continues to be my goal moving forward.

Fourth is the worst position to finish. You just missed the podium.

It's great to have the opportunity to reach out to people that don't know much about snowboarding so they can see it and get stoked on it.

It's so hard to see one of your friends fall, and it's a reminder that you have to be on and in the zone.

I always get super stoked to go to the Open, because it's in my home state. I get to stay in my parents' house and get to eat pancakes.

Children International is bringing a lot of hope to families who start out with nothing. They have nothing. Then Children International comes in, puts them in school, gets them what they need.

I grew up with a special-needs brother, and the separation from other kids is so extreme. We've got to break down those barriers.

Beauty, to me, is about being healthy and strong, both physically and mentally, and Shiseido products arm me with the protection and style I need.

I am thrilled to be working with Shiseido and to be representing their incredible suncare, skincare, and makeup lines.

I try to incorporate quinoa in unique and fun ways into most meals.

I am a huge fan of quinoa, not only for its health benefits but because it tastes the best out of all the grains.

Shaun White and Danny Kass were obsessed with trading Olympic pins. I bet they can say 'pin' in every language.

Action sports is just in a new era: thinking outside the box, being creative, and inventing new things. I just think people dig that. It's a new way of being an athlete.

It seems like an obligation if you have it so good. You have to spread the wealth.

Americans are pretty next level with snowboarding. We have the best training facilities, the best coaches that push us to the next level.

I still want to look good while training hard and throwing down.

Snowboarding is about having fun, pushing one another creatively, and not putting anyone down along the way.

The concept of bettering yourself at the disadvantage of others is out the door, and the new one is to help one another while helping yourself.

Surfing waves of water or clouds of powder snow is the best feeling on earth.

Riding is my passion, but a very close second is sun, sand, and surf.

I'd just like to see athletes awake. And aware. There's so much going on and so much to know... We stay in our little boxes and don't think much about the outside world.

I'm OK with people being naked. There shouldn't be a huge deal made about it.

Bodies are beautiful and should be appreciated.

Guys with bigger boobs than I have walk around, and they're fine. If women were to do that, they could go to jail. That's totally wrong.

I've been to three Olympics, and they're cool and everything, but I feel like people just aren't grateful for what we have and the opportunities we have.

I feel like my role is to be one of those voices who reaches the youth.

I use products with coconut oil in them all over my skin.

Putin is very - not the smartest guy in the world.

The Unified races are so much fun and take you back to the roots of why you started snowboarding. It makes you feel grateful for all that you have.

Sometimes, you need to revamp yourself over the winter, participate in things that make you appreciate what you have.

I've been striving for attention my whole life. Now I have it.

I use Jane Iredale SPF foundation and bronzer, along with the brand's brushes. Her stuff keeps my face all glowy and looking good for interviews and moments when I want to feel like a million bucks.

I grew up in Vermont, so we didn't really have a TV, growing up, or a football team.