Let's make this birthday one to remember.

54 years old (Born on August 31, 1970)

Happy Birthday, Kristina Cook! May your day be filled with fewer hurdles than an Olympic cross-country course and more joy than standing on the podium in Beijing 2008. Your incredible rides at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics have left hoofprints of inspiration for riders everywhere—proving that when life throws you fences, you clear them gracefully.

Here's wishing you another year as thrilling as galloping toward Olympic glory, yet relaxing enough to avoid saddle sores. Keep riding high, laughing often, and remember: birthdays are just life's way of awarding gold medals without all that pesky training. Cheers!