What are your goals for 2025?
I hate to say it because I am a bit superstitious, but my big goal is to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Men’s Relay. Having been on that team for World Cup and World Championship competitions, where we were within spitting distance of some hardware, it would be my dream to be able to make that happen at the Olympics.

How did your upbringing shape who you are today?
Growing up in an active family in Salt Lake allowed me to try nearly every endurance sport at a young age, and I think that helped me really fall in love with what I do. I never feel any temptation to try another sport because I’ve already done them all!

How has your training and nutrition evolved over your career?
I like to keep things simple, so the biggest change in my training and nutrition has been increased volume. I do similar training sessions to when I was younger, but they are significantly longer now; for instance, instead of 30–40 minutes of intervals, I will do 60–90. To sustain this training, I consume A LOT of carbs: a bag of EFS or a box of Liquid Shot used to last for months, but now I can easily shoot through that in a single training block or training camp. The biggest lesson I have learned is that if you want to train big, you also have to eat big.

What has been your biggest setback, and how did you overcome it?
I was diagnosed with EBV (mono) at the beginning of the 2024 season, which forced me to miss most of the race season. This was probably the hardest thing I have ever dealt with in sport, as it hurt so much to get nothing from all my summer training, but it also motivated me to focus more on the bright side, and to start looking forward to the best way to prepare for the 2026 Olympics.

What role does mental toughness play in your performance, and how do you cultivate it?
I think it is a huge thing in biathlon; when I am shooting on the range, for example, my inaccuracy comes from the mental side of the equation. For that reason, I work a lot with sports psychologists and try to apply race-like pressure during training whenever it is applicable.

What has being an endurance athlete taught you about life outside of sport?
It is a bit of a cruel realization, but it has taught me that for a lot of things your value is tied to how good you are at something. If I want to be selected for a particular team or race, the easiest way for me to do that is to be the best qualified person for the job. The flip side, of course, is that sometimes I cannot be as good as other people, no matter how much effort I give. Ultimately, it’s taught me that every person can be great, and it’s about finding your thing and giving your best to it.

What advice would you give to someone who’s just getting started?
Remember that everyone who is good at anything is trying really damn hard. This doesn’t mean you should never have an off-day, or that you need to train more than anyone else, but it does mean that when you are training, make sure you are trying to do it as well as possible. Don’t just do things to be done with them.

What is one habit or routine you believe has contributed most to your success?
I have a little journal where I write down my main focuses for every training session or race. I find that this helps me maintain my focus and gives me something to call back to, even in the heat of competition.

What’s your “kryptonite”?
My kryptonite is definitely a bit of impostor syndrome. I still sometimes feel like I might not belong at a race, or that I might not have a decent chance, and that can really bring me down. I have been working a lot with sports psychologists on this, though, and it has helped me improve over the last year and a half. I would recommend working with a psychologist to anyone.

Are you superstitious when it comes to race days and/or key interval sessions? What are those superstitions?
I am far more superstitious than I should be, and as a result, I have become somewhat anti-superstitious. If I have a great race after a specific meal, I will intentionally make something different for dinner before my next race; if I have a certain song stuck in my head for a great race, I will be sure to listen to something else before my next one.