"today in the bay's" garvin thomas has her story. >> reporter: maddie bowman says being a gold medalist her a platform. we started, though, by asking maddie what her favorite part of 2014 was. for maddie bowman, it wasn't the opening ceremony, although that was cool. >> we lived it up, we soaked it up, we took in every moment. >> 7:20 for maddie bowman. >> reporter: and believe it or not, it wasn't even winning the gold medal, although that was crazy. >> as an athlete, and as a human being, that high you get when you win a gold medal is insane. like it is the top of the top. it's insane. >> reporter: no, for maddie, the best part of her experience at the 2014 sochi winter games didn't even happen in russia. it happened days later atop a fire truck in south lake tahoe. >> my favorite memory from the olympics was when i came home, and they hosted a parade from the high school in south like. >> reporter: you see, maddie's sport had never been in the olympics before. on the national scene, she was a bit of an unknown. so when all was said and done, she couldn't wait to get back to the place

. >>> coming up -- maddie bowman is headed back to the winter games.how you what she's working for that doesn't involve the half pipe. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. she went from a relative uknown, to winning a gold medal in sochi. >>> turning to the 2018 winter olympics, she went from a relative unknown to winning a gold medal in sochi. >> maddie bowman is hoping to repeat that success in south korea next february. nbc bay area garvin thomas has more. >> reporter: for maddie bowman, it wasn't the opening ceremony. although that was cool. >> we lived it up. we soaked it up. we took in every moment. >

. >> for maddy bowman, it wasn't the opening ceremony although that was cool. >> we took in every moment 720 for maddy bowman. >> reporter: and it wasn't even winning the gold medal although that was crazy. >> as an athlete, and as a human being, that high that you get when you win a gold medal, it is insane. it is the top of the top. it is insane. >> reporter: for maddy the best part of her experience didn't even happen in russia. it happened days later atop a fire truck in south lake tahoe. >> my favorite memory was when i came home and they hosted a parade from the high school in south lake to sierra tahoe. >> reporter: maddy's support had never been in the olympics before. on the national scene she was a bit of an unknown. so when all set and done, maddy couldn't wait to get back to the place she had always been known and loved. >> i was able to thank all of these people who helped me get here. from teachers to soccer coaches, my baby sitter that helped raise me. and they were all there and i could just, you know, i got to have a speech and i just thanked everyone. and i think that w

. >> i'm maddie bowman. >> reporter: having the whole industry get behind one message is a new idea.ope can be an example for even the rest of the country. >> reporter: in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> with the weather we've been having, i cannot think of snow quite yet. >> i've seen drew tuma do all those tricks, by the way. >> are you that good? >> i'm not that good. i can stand up, that's about as good as it gets with me. we're talking about temperatures tonight, chilly out there. widespread 40s and 50s on the board. 40 in santa rosa already. dropping to 47 in fremont. 42 in fairfield. san mateo a chilly 47 degrees at this hour. tonight we'll continue to drop those numbers. look at this. widespread 30s and 40s. chilly night on the way. and it will lead to a chilly start for your sunday. sunday, a dry day. a chance of isolated sprinkle around cloverdale. nothing widespread. bright and brisk monday and tuesday. there's the next storm coming in on wednesday evening. on-and-off showers monday morning. temperatures steady in the 50s and 60s each and every afternoon. >>