VUE

VUE | Holiday 2020

The Digest | New Jersey Magazine

Issue link: https://magazines.vuenj.com/i/1306768

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 36 of 163

BY WENDY LARIMER W hen Olympic snowboarder MEGHAN TIERNEY returns to her early childhood hometown of Rumson, New Jersey, she has one thing on her mind—bagels. For the world traveling athlete, who has trouble saying exactly where home is these days, there is nothing that compares to a New Jersey bagel. Although her trips to New Jersey to visit family and enjoy some East Coast food are limited, the state remains the place where an Olympian dream was launched. Meghan first hit the slopes with her parents and siblings who would trek to the mountains on the weekends for some family bonding, and admittedly friendly competition. With four kids, there was always someone to boast of being the fastest and someone else up for proving them wrong. Early on, Meghan skied, but as she watched her little brother take to snowboarding, she knew she had to give that a try. While her Dad taught her to snowboard, she credits her older brother with encouraging her to keep working harder and getting better at the sport. "It takes a bit of time to build confidence. My older brother convinced me to hit the bigger jumps and it scared me. But I had to push through those fears and not think too much about it. I don't let my fears hold me back," she said. MASTER of the MOUNTAIN V U E N J . C O M 37

Articles in this issue

view archives of VUE - VUE | Holiday 2020