"I'm the mom of an elite teenage athlete. My husband was a downhill skier as a teenager, and he taught our boys, Gavin and Deacon, to ski when they were about two or three. I don't ski at all. Gavin was a shy and reserved kid, but he was a different kid on the mountain. He was so confident. We used to say that skiing was like oxygen to him. It's where he is at his best."
"Gavin began skiing with the Bristol Mountain Freestyle team when he was around 8 years old. It's a feeder into the US Ski Team. It was apparent quickly that he was very good in the air. In 2024, when he was 14, he was invited to Lake Placid, N.Y., to participate in the US Ski Team's Project Gold, an aerial camp. He was all in on aerial skiing after that."
"But as long as he's working hard, and doing the best he can at school and being a good human, we will continue to make sacrifices for him. That means school is going to be harder, because he's going to miss a lot of school. He won't be able to see his school friends that much when he's competing and traveling. But, we've always told him, "We will work hard for you as long as you are working hard for yourself.""
Sarah Canzano is the mother of Gavin Canzano, a 15-year-old aerial skier who trains with the US Ski Team national development program. Gavin began skiing at about age two or three and joined the Bristol Mountain Freestyle team around age eight, showing early aerial talent. In 2024, at age 14, he attended the US Ski Team's Project Gold aerial camp in Lake Placid and committed to aerial skiing. He now trains at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid and travels for competitions. His parents acknowledge the challenges and sacrifices of balancing school, friendships, and travel while supporting his Olympic aspirations.
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