You injured your elbow near the end of the season. How are you healing?
I dislocated and fractured my elbow while at Andreas [Hatveit's] Backyard Battle. It's healing really well and I should be able to ski in two to three weeks time. I'm really bummed I missed the spring park shoots, but I'm really looking forward to being back on snow.

Flip McCririck/ESPN Images"[My elbow] is healing really well and I should be able to ski in two to three weeks time," Jossi says.

In 2010, you won the overall and halfpipe AFP titles. This year has been a different story in terms of results. How do you keep your head together when you're dealing with injuries and the ups and downs of competition?
This season was definitely tough for me. My ankle was still trying to heal all winter. I came back into the comps too early, and from there it was just a catch-22, knowing I should take a little more time away from the comps, but just wanting to get back to speed so badly. All in all I think this season was good for me somewhat. It taught me how to lose and deal with failure. I've never really had to deal with it as much as I did this season. It's made me stronger and appreciate the times when I was on top of my game. It's also just crazy motivation for next season. I can't wait to get back out there and give it my all.

Are your younger brothers, Beau and Jackson, on track to join you and Byron on the international scene?
I think so. They both love skiing and seem like that's what they want to do. Jackson is an amazing ski racer. He had four half days race training this northern winter, then went up to Whistler and won the Whistler Cup ski race. He's a boss. Beau's right into his freeskiing and had some bad luck with a broken leg that took him out for the last northern winter. He's all good now though and ready to charge this NZ winter.

Ski halfpipe is in for the Sochi Olympics. Does this change anything for you in terms of long-term goals, or support from New Zealand?
It doesn't change any of my long-term goals, it just adds other goal to that list. I'm really excited to go to the Olympics and do my thing. It will be cool to bring freeskiing to the mainstream public. The support from NZ is great, they are right behind us and want to help us succeed any way they can.

In terms of the progression of skiing, do you think triples are a good thing? How do you balance style and the pressure to keep up with the latest big trick?
I think triples are cool. It's definitely harder to add personal swagger to your tricks when you start spinning that fast. It's not impossible though -- Sammy's triple was 100 percent Sammy steeze and it was rad. I've always been one to focus on both style and technicality. The level is so high now that everyone has technical tricks and can make them look great. I think some people have to remember that style is a personal preference too. Weather it be clothing or tricks, people tend to get too caught up in what they like, and never give other styles a chance. In order to grow as a community, we have to be open to all styles in the sport.