"Jeremy Bloom" is a three-time World Champion, two-time Olympic Games/Olympian, eleven-time World Cup gold medalist and a member of the United States Skiing Hall of Fame. He won a record six straight World Cup events, the most in a single season in the sport's history. He was also an All-American football player at the Colorado Buffaloes/University of Colorado and played professional football as a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In January 2008, Bloom founded the Wish of a Lifetime Charity, which grants lifelong wishes to 80, 90, & 100+ year old people (Seniorwish.org). The non-profit has granted over 1000 wishes in 46 states.

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Well, this is America, so obviously football is the Big Daddy in this country. It gets the most attention and has the most pressure, and that's what I've been really missing. A lot of people love to ski in this country, but it's primarily a recreational sport and that's the way people view it. Competitive skiing is not really on the radar here.

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I've had more success in this sport than I ever dreamed possible. It's just been an amazing ride and I don't think a medal here would have affected that at all.

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I'm humbled to be here, and I'm very excited. The sport of football has been a huge passion of mine ever since I can remember walking. Unfortunately, it was taken from me by the NCAA. But they're not in the building today, and I'm ready to get started.

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It's great to have that right now — something that's such a big challenge right ahead of me.

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This is it. That was my last race for sure. I'm really looking forward to what's next.

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It really isn't about winning the medal for me.

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I think there are elements I'll be lacking here. My route running, I'll have to work on. … Catching the football, I can catch the football. And my speed, I'll have to work on that, too.

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Overall, it was a huge success for me. It was a huge honor for me to be a two-time Olympian and have the accomplishments that I've been able to have in skiing. But certainly there was an element of disappointment. ... I expect perfection out of myself, and I didn't ski a perfect run. I was disappointed in that, but I did ski well, and I had a great time.

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I'll have a week to put the cleats on and get ready. Is a week enough? I don't see why not. I've been catching footballs two days a week. It feels like I'm able to get into it quickly.

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