Missy “Missile” Giove dominated downhill racing with her fearless style of controlled abandon. She won often and crashed often. Giove claimed dozens of national circuit victories and her eccentric personality and collection of tattoos, earned her a myriad of major endorsement contracts, ideally captivating a mainstream audience to her niche extreme sport. "Because I lived the life of passion, whether it’s bike, snowboarding, skiing, I’m just kind of a maniac on wheels,” said Giove. "It’s always been a balance about how much pain can my body endure and can I still be happy and functional."