Who is Amber?

As one of the top athletes for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team, Amber Peterson continues to strive for her best performance and achieve her goals. Starting at the young age of four, skiing was an activity that Amber always enjoyed. At eleven years old she followed in her brother's footsteps joining the Thunder Bay freestyle ski team and shortly after, she realized that she wanted to make "flipping and twisting" a part of her life. Her competitive trampoline background gave her the insight on her potential, which led her to her true passion, aerials. The coaches and support in her journey were, and still are, an immense inspiration that guided her to where she is today. Along with her excellent work ethic and determination in sport, Amber is a good-natured, compassionate individual who tries to improve in all aspects in her life, molding her into the athlete she aims to be. With the Vancouver 2010 Olympics just around the corner, Amber continues to overcome the obstacles and enjoy the process of consistently improving in order to peak at the Games.

Quick facts:

Seventh year as World Cup team member.
Background in trampoline and joining the Thunder Bay Freestyle Team at age eleven.
Won her first World Cup medal (a silver) in 2006 at Lake Placid ensuring her place on the Olympic team.
Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic Aerials team.
Canadian National Champion for three consecutive years
Resides in Lac Beauport Quebec for her summer training and travels the world in the winter.
Goal for the season: " To Qualify for the 2010 Olympic Team by making every moment count, on and off the hill."
Enjoys fishing whenever she gets the chance and spending time with friends and family.
Plans to go to school after her skiing career and pursue a degree in Nursing or Gerontology