Photo by @tessledeux Sixteen-year-old Tess Ledeux (@tessledeux) still remembers her first backcountry ski experience in her hometown in the French Alps: ?I was following much older friends and decided to drop off a small cliff with them,? says Tess, who was 9 years old at the time. ?The result was a broken nose, but it didn?t stop my love of jumps and tricks!? ? Tess is the youngest French athlete representing her country at the Winter Olympics this year in #Pyeongchang2018. ?It?s just so cool to see all these athletes from so many different countries and cultures, all reunited by their love for winter sports,? says the slopestyle skier, a sport that combines downhill skiing with terrain park obstacles, like jumps and rails. ?After the Olympics, I?ll probably take a short break from skiing. But I?ll soon get back to practicing. I can?t go too long without it!? The Winter Olympics (@olympics) are taking place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 9-25. Tune in as we spotlight competing athletes from around the world.