'I just want to do well,' Ferreira told CBS News. 'I'm the most competitive person I know and I love skiing.'
standings in the men's free skiing category. And next month, he will make another Olympics appearance as a medal favorite."I just want to do well," Ferreira said."I'm the most competitive person I know and I love skiing. So, everything that I've worked for, I'm hoping for and I'm excited to see unfold in front of my eyes in Beijing.", who played for club powerhouse River Plate, and soccer overshadowed all other sports in his home growing up.
"I knew I wasn't good at skiing either, but I knew I liked it enough to want to keep getting better," he said, adding his parents were supportive of his participating in the sport. After he won a silver medal four years ago, Ferreira said he was featured on the front page of an Argentinian newspaper. "My dad couldn't believe it. [He's] like, 'Oh, my God, I don't think you realize how big of a deal this is,'" he said.
His family in Argentina doesn't fully understand the skiing lexicon or points system, but Ferreira said they know he's done well when he does a pole spin. While he has plans to return to Argentina in the spring for the first time since he was in 8th grade, he first wants to make his loved ones proud in Beijing.