Matt Smith

And then it slowly grew into this group, which is now I believe there's 54 people in the group, probably represented by 45 nations or so from Saudi Arabia to Tanzania, etc.,

And we share resources.

We share sofas when one is needed.

We share car lifts, accommodation.

And it has become the thing that I will take with me because the truth in my experience, of course, unless you maybe win a gold medal, but in 20, 30, 50 years time, when I look back on my life as a professional athlete, I will probably more often than not forget the time and the place in the race, but I will never forget who I've crossed the finish line with.

And that is Team Avalanche in its essence.

It is exactly that.

It is where I go to for all information and where we share resources.

It's where we share information about races.

We share waxing for the skis and equipment is sold and shared.

There's a whole secondary market in there as well.

So it's a beautiful thing that I think everyone in that group is grateful to have.

And we have debates in that.

We challenge how can we help FIS and IOC make this more universally acceptable for, as Stimmy perfectly said there,

So, you know, we have a political angle as well, where we discuss how to make this better for all, not just let's fight our corner.

Let's be more holistic about how we look at the sport grow, because we feel that we can contribute to the growth in the sport coming from places where the sports are often unknown and could have the potential to be not just known, but be medal contending in the future.

My money is on Simi and your sport, actually.

My money is on Nicole Berger, who has come out of not nowhere, but has come, has risen to the ranks in a way I've never seen anything and qualified for the Games now.

And I can't wait to see her race because I really feel that she's going to not only get us our first medal as a continent, but get South Africa its first medal as well.

Thank you, Simi.