How does someone who doesn't drink and has strong religious beliefs celebrate winning a gold medal?
Very quietly, as you would expect.
After a blur of media engagements following her Winter Olympics victory in the halfpipe, Torah Bright went home and didn't even get to have dinner.
"By the time I got home I realised at about 2.30 in the morning I hadn't eaten dinner and I was hungry," she said.
"I looked in the fridge and it was like `ahhhh, I couldn't be bothered'.
Bright took centre stage as Australia's first winner in Vancouver and was presented her gold medal a ceremony on Friday night.
"It was incredible, I was kind of shaking in awe," she said.
"I didn't know what to do watching that Aussie flag being raised higher than any other."
Bright nearly didn't make the ceremony, getting caught in a traffic jam on the way in, squeezing in to the arena with 15 minutes to go.
In contrast to the solemn-faced Dale Begg-Smith who collected his silver medal, Bright was abuzz and earned a warm round of applause in the medal arena.
Her win was well accepted in the international media, most suggesting she was the dominant woman in the sport.
Bright was labelled the Winter Olympics' "Stud of the Day" by Entertainment Weekly.com
"Torah had to just stand there in her adorable teal cap with her loosely plaited Eloise hair and be charming," it said.
Currently only receiving major sponsorship from snow related companies, Bright is expected to be in high demand from other companies with estimates floating about that she could now be worth $1 million a year.
She was keen to explore further opportunities - as long as they were vetted by her management team.
"I'm just interested in taking every opportunity and enjoying it all," she said.
"I am on a need to know basis."
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