Location matters when you're an Olympic hopeful. Brooklyn DePriest's family traded their perfect neighborhood for a shot at Olympic gold.

DePriest grew up in Rocklin, California, a suburb of Sacramento, where his family lived in what they describe as "the perfect neighborhood."

"There was probably about 10 families involved in the neighborhood that we were all a part of, and we got to hang out with friends every single day. We would ride to school on our bikes and skateboards every single day, " DePriest said.

The DePriests spent their weekends two hours away in Tahoe, where their boys were on the snowboard team at Northstar California Resort .

DePriest showed talent early and expressed an interest in turning pro and possibly going to the Olympics. By the time he was 12, coaches rec

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