How X Games Medalist Alex Schlopy Rebuilt His Life After Addiction

Alex Schlopy was for a time, one of freeskiing’s foremost rising stars. He began skiing professionally at age 14, and took gold in several of the sport's highest caliber venues, like the X Games, Dew Tour, and the FIS World Championships.
 But when he narrowly lost a spot on the U.S. team set to compete in freeskiing’s 2014 Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia, Schlopy spiraled. His interest in competitive skiing waned, he lost his sponsors, and he started to fall into depression. In