How 10 days in ICU changed Anderson
By Laura Ratliff, Today
Last week, Olympic snowboarder Jamie Anderson became the first female snowboarder to win not one, but two gold medals. The successful run came on a day with temperatures were in the single-digits and 30 mile-per-hour wind gusts challenged riders.
In an interview with “Today’s” Willie Geist, the Olympic champion says that her mindset was crucial to her success.
Getting that calm outlook, however, came after a harrowing injury that almost derailed her career.