I met Dan Bulkley when he was 53 years old. I was dating his daughter and we were both teaching skiing at Mt Ashland in southern Oregon. Dan was the track and cross country running coach at Southern Oregon College and he was director of the PE ski prog...
Freestyle sprints start this afternoon at 15.00h local time (= 08.00h EST). Heats for gals are between 16.00h - 16.30h, and boys are between 16.30 - 17.00h. It looks like today may be the warmest day of the week thus far: temps should be around 0* to +...
The past couple of days have been a blur. It’s been overwhelming, and thrilling, to receive so much attention from friends, coaches, teachers, professors, fans, and even people I’ve never met. Some highlights include inquiries as to when I’ll be getting an Olympic rings tattoo (never), a poem from Gus Kaeding (not appropriate for mass [...]
PARK CITY, UT (Jan. 28) – A final skier has been added to the 2010 Olympic Cross Country Ski Team. Simi Hamilton (Aspen, CO), a former All American from Middlebury College, was announced Thursday after the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association received an 11th and final quota spot. Two athletes were named Tuesday in addition to the original eight announced last week. Hamilton, who is now training with coaches Travis Jones and Rick Kapala in...
Hey Everyone,br /br /Sorry for the delay in posting..... The travel here was long but seamless. nbsp;No broken skis or lost luggage! nbsp;The last 24 hours has been great - first of all, Rob and Buggz (yep, a cat that LOVES the car!) dropped me off at the Anchorage Airport:br /div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2Ic9e5i1UI/AAAAAAAAAdI/Cfj2SoP24tg/s1600-h/P1270013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2Ic9e5i1UI/AAAAAAAAAdI/Cfj2SoP24tg/s200/P1270013.JPG" width="200" //a/divbr /br /div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2IdVgNcjaI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/k7_nqE7jWOc/s1600-h/P1270016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2IdVgNcjaI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/k7_nqE7jWOc/s320/P1270016.JPG" //a/divbr /(One of those funny hold your arm out as long as you can self shots right before I went through security)br /br /The plane ride was funny because many people on the plane were reading the newspaper and I was on the cover. nbsp;People kept recognizing me and congratulating me - I even autographed some newspapers! nbsp;(This is a very surreal experience for someone that isn't used to this kind of attention) Thanks to Mike Campbell for writing a really nice story and Erik Hill for the pictures. If you want to read the article, here is a link:br /br /http://www.adn.com/sports/olympics/story/1110936.htmlbr /br /div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2IfovrzHlI/AAAAAAAAAdY/lygCQnzM6xE/s1600-h/P1270010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2IfovrzHlI/AAAAAAAAAdY/lygCQnzM6xE/s200/P1270010.JPG" width="200" //a/divbr /br /We had a short layover in Seattle and my parents drove to the airport to give me a hug... my mom brought her co-workers Olympic flag to greet me at the airport. My parents are excited and proud as you can imagine. nbsp;I appreciate that they have always supported me doing whatever it is that I want to do!br /br /br /div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2IcOL_a2yI/AAAAAAAAAdA/iUf8noj-S2M/s1600-h/P1270018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2IcOL_a2yI/AAAAAAAAAdA/iUf8noj-S2M/s320/P1270018.JPG" width="320" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divbr /After two flights, luggage, customs, the drive, and getting some food we checked into our temporary condo and went to sleep around 11:30pm - EXHUASTED!br /br /But today, we woke up for our am training session to this.....br /br /div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2Ii5URCSsI/AAAAAAAAAdg/PPa_LzvUw_Q/s1600-h/P1280022_50p.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2Ii5URCSsI/AAAAAAAAAdg/PPa_LzvUw_Q/s320/P1280022_50p.JPG" //a/divbr /div style="text-align: center;"Canmore is awesome... the Rockies surround the venue/divdiv style="text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2IkIS_preI/AAAAAAAAAdo/0RitEmKbCAc/s1600-h/P1280024_50p.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2IkIS_preI/AAAAAAAAAdo/0RitEmKbCAc/s200/P1280024_50p.JPG" width="200" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Flags of all the ski countries/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br /a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2ImLmJAokI/AAAAAAAAAdw/jITt48oKHWs/s1600-h/P1280028_50p.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2ImLmJAokI/AAAAAAAAAdw/jITt48oKHWs/s320/P1280028_50p.JPG" //a/divdiv style="text-align: center;"br //divdiv style="text-align: center;"PERFECT grooming/divdiv style="text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2ImriJDgFI/AAAAAAAAAd4/f7bBYHVYyOk/s1600-h/P1280032_50p.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wl4EmOZ6xTM/S2ImriJDgFI/AAAAAAAAAd4/f7bBYHVYyOk/s320/P1280032_50p.JPG" width="240" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Team APU going to the Olympics! James Southam, Holly Brooks, Kikkan Randall, and Coach Erik Flora (the only non-US Ski Team coach coaching at the Games!)nbsp;/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"This afternoon we got some groceries and are going on a short run here in town. nbsp;My legs and arms felt really junky this morning in training but that is to be expected after a super hard training week followed by three days off and long travel. nbsp;I'm ecstatic to be here - thanks so much everyone for your emails, facebook messages, and voicemails, and kind words. nbsp;/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"More to come soon!nbsp;/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"Holly :)nbsp;/divdiv style="text-align: center;"br //divdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6401505974719455979-1267603360888549698?l=hollyskis.blogspot.com' alt='' //div
Photos from today’s 10/15km individual start classic at the U23 World Championships in Hinterzarten, Germany. Brittany Webster (CAN) posted the top North American finish placing 5th. Men’s 15km Race Report Don’t forget to check out the FasterSkier
Canada’s Rose-Marie Côté Wins Bronze Medal at Biathlon Youth and Junior World Championships in Sweden TORSBY, Swe.— Rose-Marie Côté led the Canadian charge to the podium after winning a bronze medal in the youth women’s 10-kilometre individual start competition at the 2010 Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships in Torsby, Sweden on Thursday. Côté battled through snowy conditions in Sweden to enjoy a stellar day on the range where she shot clean to...
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a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/0BBB1573-0C74-44AA-AD9C-4C3F99FD1626_files/IMG_3272_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_3272.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aThe conditions for the classic race were not the bomber binder type things that were so enticing to me the day before. The tracks were just a little messy and it was definitely snowing. The softer t
With some big climbs and minimal recovery, the 3.75k course in Hinterzarten demands some restraint and smart pacing. That’s no accident, according to Karl-Heinz Lickert, the FIS official who laid out the loop that was used in the U-23 men’s 15k. “We don’t want athletes who are only physically strong,” he said. The winner here, Vladislav Skobelev (RUS), clearly had both the brawn and brains Lickert was looking for—though he also wasn’t hurt by the...
After a day of respite, nature hit back at the U-23 Championships this morning with a four-inch dose of snow, then with the same wet fog that already plagued two of three races here. The shifty weather didn’t upset the established hierarchy in Hinterzarten, though, and it was a Finn, Kerttu Niskanen, who took the second win in a row for her country at this level. She was followed by two Russians in second and...
After Tuesday’s sprint I was riding a pretty good high but that kind of fell apart today after a not so hot 10km classic race. The 3 lap course was insanely hard with huge climbs and fast downhills and I felt very flat. My tempo was low and my body felt heavy. [...]
a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/fashion/28fitness.html"Johnny Klister Media Files: Newell in the NYT/a
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This year’s World Junior/Youth Championships are off to a start this week in Torsby, Sweden. The first races were in the individual start format: 12.5/15 kilometer Junior and Youth Men’s races were held yesterday and 10/12.5 km Junior and Youth Women’s races were held today. There will be three more races in both divisions in the next five days including sprint, pursuit, and relay races. After last year’s World Junior Championships in Canmore, Leif Nordgren took...
img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwym6kx3fB1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg"/br/br/pThe reason all of those new waxes aren’t fast is because they don’t come with a sweet wooden klister spreader. (via MH BL)/p
img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwym6kx3fB1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg"/br/br/pThe reason all of those new waxes aren’t fast is because they don’t come with a sweet wooden klister spreader. (via MH BL)/p
I thought it was kind of interesting that the New York Times had an article on cross country skiing and Olympian Andy Newell. a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/fashion/28fitness.html"ARTICLE/abr /br /That led me to a href="http://andrewnewell.squarespace.com/"Newell's website/a, which has some pretty entertaining videos, a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rdz7sSnjWY"like this/abr /br /object width="425" height="344"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8rdz7sSnjWYhl=en_USfs=1rel=0color1=0x006699color2=0x54abd6"/paramparam name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/paramparam name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/paramembed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8rdz7sSnjWYhl=en_USfs=1rel=0color1=0x006699color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"/embed/objectdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1572647974447867713-4554254160060284207?l=vakavaraceteam.blogspot.com' alt='' //div