Snowboarding

Victoria Jamieson started snowboarding at 20. She is now 23. She has won many competitions during her sports career. We spoke to her at a snowboarding competition in Switzerland last week and asked her how she got started with this sport.

“I have always loved all kind of sports, especially skiing so it was natural to start snowboarding. It doesn’t take long to learn and you can become really good in a short time.”

We asked her if she had to practice a lot. “Well, in winter I snowboard in the mountains every day from 8.30 until 4 p.m. I also run and go biking. But I just love doing it all! I like the competition and being in the mountains. It’s so beautiful. But free-riding, that’s doing what you want when you’re not in a competition, is the best thing in the world for me.” We asked her what was important when she was learning. “You can learn quickly but you need lessons from a professional teacher. It is also important to have the right clothes so you don’t get wet, because to begin with you spend a lot of time falling down!”