Keely Cashman: Top things to know about Team USA's tenacious and emerging alpine skier

Nothing is going to get in Keely Cashman's way in reaching the top. The fact she is at Beijing 2022 competing in multiple events is testament to her character and work ethic.

The 22-year-old, currently on the books at the University of Utah, is making her alpine skiing debut at the Winter Olympics here in China.

Flying under the radar of Mikaela Shiffrin's stardom, Cashman has already had a more than respectable showing for Team USA at these Games, finishing 27th in the Super G and 17 in downhill, which was the highest finish for an American in the field.

We break down the top things to know about the adrenaline-seeking adventurer.

Cashman has had to overcome a severe injury already in her young professional career. While training for the Super G at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in January 2021 she crashed and suffered a traumatic brain injury, concussion and a strained medial collateral ligament (MCL).

Sensationally, she returned to training in the spring. However, in May, there was another crash at Mammoth Mountain that resulted in severe facial cuts, which she posted on her social media.

"Cashmoney" comes from a proud alpine skiing family. Her father John is her coach and was an alpine ski racer and served as an early ski coach for the family. He also used to coach the Team USA U-16 national group. It's safe to say, alpine skiing is an important part of the family's culture and identity.

It doesn't end there, though. Keely has two brothers, Noah and Jordan, who are both skiing at a high level to complete the family set. The older Jordan is still an active skier at the FIS and NorAm Cup level, while the younger Noah retired from junior racing in 2018.

When she's not skiing, you can find Keely working at her