you know, watching hannah and watching gretchen stand up on that podium, that was an amazing thing to watch as a friend. snowboarding's such a different sport than any sport out there because you are competing with your best friends. i basically live with the other girls when we're on tour. so they feel like family. we travel around the world together, and we compete together, and we compete against each other. >> i love snowboarding because it's not so cut-throat competitive. it's not this crazy rivalry. most people are like, "don't you hate your competitors?" and i'm just, like, "no!" i wouldn't be doing this sport if we didn't get along. >> it's definitely great to have friends who, you know, you can relate to, go through the same things you are, and kind of on the same journey that you are. >>> it's time for "word!" here's a chance to test your vocabulary. find the real meaning that matches the word. let's start with this one -- ephemeral. is it an adjective that means having to do with art painted on a wall? is it an adjective that means lasting only a short time? or a noun that