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Full Disclosure: This interview and giveaway is sponsored by Pampers. I received Pampers in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own.
This year, the Winter Olympics start the day after my birthday – February 7th! I enjoy watching the games and seeing how the participants’ hard work is displayed. But I often wonder, how do participants that are also parents do it?! How do they train, stay focused, spend time with their kids? And then, what do they expect from their kids?
David Wise, a participant in the 2014 Sochi Olympic games, is unquestionably one of the top athletes in his sport – freeskiing. Freeskiing is making its Olympic debut so as an inaugural athlete, these games are especially important for David. Aside from being at the top of his game athletically, David’s other major role is being dad to two year old Nayeli. As an athlete, he is used to wanting the best for his performance and now he also wants the best for his own growing and developing little athlete.
Luckily, I had the opportunity to ask David five questions.
Here’s what I asked:
1. How do you stay focused to prepare for the Olympics with a little one at home?
2. Do you hope your daughter, Nayeli, will be an Olympian?
3. What’s your favorite thing to do with your daughter?
4. What’s your favorite thing about being a dad?
5. What’s the hardest thing about being a dad?
And here are David’s answers:
Do you enjoy watching the Winter Olympics?
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Hmm…..iceskating for sure!
I’m not athletic at all but I wish I could be as graceful as a figure skater.
Gymnastics would be so much fun!
I’m not talented enough to participate in the Olympics – but I wish I were talented enough to be an ice skater – they’re so graceful!
ice skating
ice skating
honestly Im not even close to a runner or swimmer so Ice skating or maybe ice scooting!
I would like to participate in the Alpine skiing.
I love ice skating, but I probably would do so great 🙂
I would be an ice skater- so fun!
swimming even though i wouldnt be too good lol
The famous speed grading for teachers event.
figure skating!! 🙂
I would love to do figure skaiting, if it were possible. 🙂
I would do the dressage (in the summer)
Curling 🙂
Figure skating
I’d want to be a figure skater.
I have no talent but if I did I would love to be a figure skater.
Skiing! Or speed skating! What fun that would be, right 😀
I would be a downhill skier!
If I could participate and be good enough to be there I think I would love to be a skier.
I would so do the couple figure skating. I love skating!
I would participate in figure skating..just got to learn to ice skate first..LOL Thanks for the giveaway!
I’d love to participate in gymnastics!
skiing
I would say Track and Field! I am so excited to watch the winter Olympics!
Figure skating or gymnastics would be a blast!
Speed skating
I’d be a champion biathlete!
I would love to have the skill to be an iceskater
I would love to have the skill to be an iceskater
ice skating
bob sled team – that would be fantastic
I’d want to be a figure skater
I always loved ice skating, so I think that would be fun to do! Julie smartsavvymama@gmail.com
I’d love to be talented at figure skating. So pretty!
I would love to participate in snowboarding. Thanks for the opportunity!
Figure skating, if I was skinnier!
Diving! I know nothing about it, but I am always so fascinated with it when I watch.
Ice skating would be so fun to do! If only I was coordinated…
I would love to be coordinated enough to do Figure Skating.
I used to ice skate and love it! Not sure I have the coordination for it now though!
Swimming!
curling
figure skating
Figure skating!
i would try figure skating 🙂 they are so talented
Figure skating
I would do curling. I know! I know! But we really enjoy it in our household.
It would have t be iceskating, I don’t really know how t do anything else! It’s also my favorite event to watch!
I would do snowboarding.
ice skating
Skiing.
Oh my goodness the ice skating has always been my favorite!
Ice skating, but I bet I’d be terrible at it.
I would love the speed skating
I would attend the figure skating.
Ice skating
I would like to attend the downhill skiing.
Snowboarding!! I wouldn’t be very good at it though!
I would love to participate in the swimming.
I would choose swimming.
Figure skating would be fun if I had the skill/talent!
Gymnastics…. I love watchingthem
Definitely the figure skating! I love it!
I like pairs ice skating and speed skating.
i’ve always wanted to try figure skating. it looks so beautiful. unfortunately, i’m not too coordinated and always fall on my butt when i iceskate.
Alpine Skiing sounds like fun!
ice skating
Ice skating
Bobsledding – thanks to Cool Runnings!
i absolutely love watching gymnastics, always wante dto be one.
Figure skating
Figure skating for sure!
I love to watch the figure skating.
I’d do speed skating
Figure Skating
Bob sledding!
Snow boarding!
I love the ice skating and the sking
I love the figure skating!
cross country skiing
I would enter in the trampoline competition. I think it would be lots of fun!!!
Downhill skiing
Figure Skating!
I like figure skating. Thank you for the chance 🙂