Episode: 4
Tasha Kovac remembers her father teaching her basic turns and aerial flips during childhood. He passed away from liver cancer at sixty-one before her World Cup win. She recalls his praise about her lack of fear when falling. On her first shift at the ski resort, Tasha looks outside and sees Mark Brennan in a red jacket. Mark coaches a skilled blonde skier, then lifts her into a hug. Tasha realizes this student is Mark's fifth girlfriend.
Tasha Kovac thinks back to her early training days with her father. He taught her fundamental turns and aerial maneuvers on the slopes. Her father died from liver cancer at age sixty-one, never getting to witness her World Cup championship victory.
In another memory on the snowy run, Tasha remembers words of encouragement from her late father. He told her that she was born to ski. He pointed out that her true strength came from not fearing a fall on the snow.
Tasha begins her first workday at the mountain resort. Looking out across the snow, she notices Mark Brennan wearing his familiar red jacket. Mark stands beside an attractive, talented blonde skier, giving her direct coaching advice on the open slopes.
Tasha watches Mark wrap his arms around the young blonde skier and lift her off the ground. She discovers that the woman is Mark's latest trainee. Tasha notes that this skier is already Mark's fifth partner since their own split.
“Tasha, you were born to ski. Not because you're good at it, but because you're not afraid to fall.”
“She was Mark's new student, and his new girlfriend. Mark broke up with his last girlfriend and found another one. This was the fifth.”
Tasha stands watching from the sidelines as Mark Brennan playfully embraces his new student on the slopes. She reflects on the painful pattern, knowing this young skier is already Mark's fifth girlfriend since their breakup. Will Mark notice Tasha working at the resort, and how will she handle seeing him train another athlete?