Most athletes spend their careers trying to silence the fear. Andrew Kurka never heard it to begin with. The 3x Paralympic medalist and Closing Ceremonies flag bearer is stepping away from ski racing and leaving behind a blueprint for fearlessness that just might change the way you think about fear.

Most kids who say they want to go to the Olympics grow out of it. Kirsten Simms wrote it on her wall at six and never looked back. Hear from the Olympic gold medalist and Wisconsin senior on dreaming big, competing harder, and what it actually takes to build a career that lasts.

In 8th grade, Ravi Drugan was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. While his classmates wrote doctor, lawyer, mother, he wrote something that had nothing to do with a job. That answer, written at 13, became the philosophy that carried him through losing both legs, finding a mountain, and competing in two Paralympic Games. We caught up with the 7-year Team USA para alpine skier course side at Milano-Cortina.