My name is Kira Thomas. This year I will be a second year FIS athlete. My journey inski racing started when I was very young; I grew up skiing, I was the little kid in thestroller under the scoreboard at Masters races, then when I was five, I competed in aNASTAR Race and that is when I fell in love with the sport. Since then, I have spent mywhole life working toward achieving my goals. My ultimate goal is to ski for the US SkiTeam and one day ski in the Olympics.Since I was young, I have always been determined, I spend countless hours in the gymand on the slopes to work to improve myself. I moved when I was 14 in hopes offurthering my ski career and enrolled at the Winter Sports School for high school to beable to ski all winter and continue to chase my dreams. I now ski for the Park City SkiTeam even though I grew up skiing at Snowbasin Ski Resort. Throughout my life, mostdecisions I have made have been influenced one way or another by the drive to bebetter. As I continue to move up in racing the costs continue to climb.   At the FIS level, skiracing becomes quite expensive when you consider the costs of travel, training, teamfees, gear/gear prep, race fees etc. Both of my parents worked extremely hard tosupport my dreams, however, in December of 2023 my dad suffered a tragic skiaccident. He had hit a tree while skiing at Snowbasin and was airlifted to the nearesthospital. He experienced severe brain trauma and was in a coma for two weeks. Helater passed away. With this tragic loss, my mom’s financial ability to support mebecame strained. My Mom and I appreciate any support you might be able to provide onmy journey to achieve my dreams. I promise to continue to work hard at the process ofdevelopment.  I want to make the most of my opportunities and support to be the bestathlete and person I can be.  

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely, 

Kira Thomas