Kiwi snowboarder Tiarn Collins hopes it's second time lucky for his Olympic dream, after an 11th-hour training injury robbed him of the chance to compete at Pyeongchang four years ago.
Collins is one of eight additional snow sports athletes named to compete for New Zealand at Beijing next month - reward for a comeback that he concedes wasn't always easy.
His third place at the recent World Cup event in the United States was a result four years in the making, as he paced himself in his return to the snow.
"Just the feeling of the simple stuff, doing turns and little tricks in the park, that was getting me stoked, because it was feeling good," says Collins.
Dealing with the emotional pain of missing his first Winter Olympics, as well as the physical pain that came with his dislocated shoulder, took a mental toll that began to weigh on him.
"I just told myself, 'Alright, I need to get back to snowboarding, just find the love for it again and build back into it', and my love for it built up with that."
First-time Olympian Chloe McMillan has followed a similar path.
One of six Kiwis competing in the freeski halfpipe, McMillan has had to overcome her own fair share of injuries to secure her spot at Beijing.
"For me, it's the mental side," she says. "Getting back on the snow, knowing I've shattered my knees doing tricks, and I've got to get up and do it again."
But Beijing is bigger than just the results that come with it for McMillan, 21, who is out to inspire the next generation of female skiers.
"Hopefully, there are other girls out there watching me going well, thinking, 'If she can do it, I can too'."
Our latest crop of Winter Olympians are already leading the way two weeks out from the start of the Games.
