By the time OakleyÂs Katerina Nash was 18, she had competed in three Olympic Games in two disciplines. Nash was born to compete, but you wouldnÂt know it from her pleasant and humble demeanor. She moved to the United States from the Czech Republic in January of 2000 when she received a cross-country ski scholarship from the University of Nevada, Reno. She skied for her native Czech Republic in two Winter Olympics, all the while mountain biking in the summers. When she ran out of college eligibility in 2002, she switched to mountain biking and again earned the chance to represent her native country. This time it was in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she placed 19th in the cross-country mountain bike event. With her focus shifted to mountain bike racing, Nash hopes to place in the top 10 at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Nash currently lives in a small town near Lake Tahoe. ÂI have everything I love here,â says Nash of the small Lake Tahoe community she calls home. ÂCool shops, organic markets and endless hills in every direction. For me, small towns mean big dreams.
