Sydney Palmer-Leger capped off Period 1 of World Cup racing with a nice 28th-place finish in the 20k mass start classic. The 22-year-old was kind enough to check in and chat before spending Christmas with her family.

In addition to analyzing the first three weeks of the season, Palmer-Leger spoke about her journey from Park City to Sun Valley and Vermont, where she is a member of the SMS T2 team.

Of course, that's not all we talked about — stick around to hear about how this skier navigates being a vegan athlete, what she learned about herself after sweeping the NCAA podium as a freshman and what the chances are of Keegan Swenson signing her up to ride the Leadville 100....

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