Newschoolers recently sat down with Kaya Turski to talk about everything from her new sponsors, her views on the Olympics, to her plans for the approaching season.

Read on to see what's 'Kaya Bamba' has been getting into.

How have you been doing Kaya?
I've doing great, thanks for asking.

So I know you've got some big news to announce, and some people might already know about it, but give us the scoop right off the bat.
I sure do. I've just signed with Nike 6.0 outerwear and shoes, which is really exciting for me. It's a company I've wanted to work with for a really long time, ever since I heard they were starting to get involved in skiing, so it's a dream come true for me.

What else have you been up to lately?
Well I just had a week off, so I did a trip down to New York City with my Mom, which we'd be planning for a while, so it was nice to do that with her, and I also got to go to Japan for two weeks a while back to visit my best friend who's teaching English over there. So it was really nice to get away from it all and see a country I've never been too before and have my best friend as a tour guide. Aside from that, I've just been back in the gym here in Montreal working with my trainer, doing some reconditioning and getting my body ready for the season, and then I'm heading down to New Zealand for a few weeks.

What are you planning on getting up to down there?
It's our first Canadian Slopestyle Ski Team trip, so we're all going to head down there together and get back on our skis. I'm super excited to get back out there and feel the snow under my feet, and it'll be great to see what the whole team dynamic is going to be like.

Head over to Newschoolers to read the rest of the interview with Kaya.