What were you doing at 15?
Chances are you were preparing for your school certificate or making up excuses as to why your homework wasn't done. But not Britt Cox - she was representing her country at the Winter Olympic Games.
Despite being the youngest Olympian from any country at Vancouver, the Victorian wasn't just wearing the green and gold to make up the numbers. She was there to compete. And boy did she do Australia proud, with a 23rd place finish.
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Cox's journey to Olympic stardom wasn't just some flash in the pan. It was a desire burning for as long as she can remember.
"When I was a toddler I remember shuffling around on plastic skis hoping mum and dad would take me out," recalls Cox.
Growing up on the Victorian slopes, success quickly followed. Not many people can boast a first competitive moguls victory at just eight years of age. It's been part of a draining build up for the 19-year-old.
"It isn't painful most of the time," Ms Cox said. "It's more a leg burn - like doing thirty really quick squats when you are skiing down the course. So it takes a lot out of you physically so it is really important to be strong."
Steering the quickest path down the mountain, feeling your knees buckle chestwards and combining aerial tricks off kicker jumps certainly sounds challenging.
But like many Winter Olympians, who spend their year chasing snow, it's time away from her family and friends which remains the most challenging.
"It can be difficult at times but I have learned to embrace it and I still keep in contact with my family regularly when I am overseas," Ms Cox said.
Cox has plenty of success to update her support base on. With a rapidly sprouting resume - which now includes becoming Australia's first female World Cup medallist in moguls.
The moguls dynamo is coming into form at the right time. A year out from the Games, Ms Cox produced a bronze at the World Cup. And if the lure of an Olympic medal wasn't enough motivation, she has the added incentive of a special family cheer squad in Russia.
"I am excited that they will come and watch me compete in Sochi. I don't usually get to see them when I am competing so it will be really special for me."
And it's remarkable for Australia too, should Cox create the run she is more than capable of.
Athlete Bio
Name: Britt Cox
Age: 19
Olympic Campaigns: Two (Vancouver and Sochi)
Event: Freestyle Skiing (Moguls)
Lives: Perisher, Australia and Park City, USA
Twitter: @brittycox
