Her sport is going downhill... FAST

Already a veteran skier at 15 years old, Maddie Wehner of Port Washington still gets butterflies standing the in the starting gate, readying herself to bolt down the hill.

Before she pushes off, she always does an inspection of each course — skiing at a snail’s pace to determine where she can go fast and where she has to prepare for tight turns — and then does a free run to test the hill.

Leg and arm swings and high knee lifts follow to get her warmed up before competition.