Steve Nyman

Nyman is a Mormon, and he says “it’s been tough to uphold my standards” on the party-hard skiing circuit. He says he enjoys going out with friends to celebrate good performances but that he’s not one of the guys who will stay out past 2 a.m. “I feel confident with who I am and what I believe in,” he sayd. He has not yet gone on a mission, but his father and older brother have.

In the summer of 2004, his local church got involved with the Children’s Hope Foundation, an organization that helps children and families with HIV/AIDS. With other members of his church, Nyman traveled to Haiti in the summer of 2004 to help build an orphanage. He was there for about 10 days and the trip “opened my eyes a lot,” he says. “I don’t complain about my life. I am here and should be happy.” (Read more)