'Very personal for me'- US adopted athlete Kai Owens on returning to China for Winter Olympics

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American athlete Kai Owens is a member of the US Olympic team that will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022 as part of the mogul skiers team, as seen during practice in Park City, Utah, on Friday.

The 17-year-old athlete was adopted at a very young age from China by a family from Vail, Colorado, where she started moguls skiing at the age of six years old.

“I was born in China, was adopted when I was 16 months old and brought to the US. So, it is definitely very personal for me to go back to the country I was born in,” said the athlete, adding, “I worked on it with my psychologist to work through the kind of some emotions that could pop up when I am in China.”

Even though she felt ‘nervous’ about competing at this level, Owens said to be focussed on performing to the best of her ability, and hopefully, also receiving a medal.

The Beijing Winter Olympics will be held from February 4 until February 22, and amid the diplomatic rift the US has shown towards the hosts, the US athletes will attend the competition.

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SOT, Kai Owens, American moguls skier: “I got into moguls skiing when I was six years old. I am from Ski and Snowboard Club,Vail. So, I learned how to ski in Colorado.”

SOT, Kai Owens, American moguls skier: “Since I knew where the Olympic were, I was hoping for it.”

SOT, Kai Owens, American moguls skier: “I was born in China, was adopted when I was 16 months old and brought to the US. So, it is definitely very personal for me to go back to the country that I was born in.”

SOT, Kai Owens, American moguls skier: “My feelings I would say going back to China is obviously is super personal in the sense that I was born in China and abandoned by my birth parents there, so I think there is a bit of childhood trauma there. But my parents here in the US have done just an incredible job of helping me cope, and I’ve learned to accept my heritage. I have honestly enjoyed it, I love Asian food, I love celebrating the Chinese holidays. So, I also look forward to it, I worked on it with my psychologist to work through the kind of some emotions that could pop up when I am in China, but I am just really looking forward to experiencing as much culture as I can and focusing on competing.”

SOT, Kai Owens, American moguls skier: “I started moguls skiing competitively at six. When I learned how to ski I was 18 months old, so I have been skiing for really long time and I just loved it.”

SOT, Kai Owens, American moguls skier: “So we train all year round for the past seven years of my life after this.”

SOT, Kai Owens, American moguls skier: “I think that medals are important, but also obviously I am going out there for my best performance and hopefully, if I can achieve my best performance, I can resolve in a medal.”

SOT, Kai Owens, American moguls skier: “I am very nervous at competing, it’s the biggest level of competition that I have ever skied in, so it is certainly nerve-wracking but nerves are not necessarily a new thing, because as athletes, we all have to deal with nerves no matter what.”

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