Zack Simons
Age: 24
Profession: Ski Racer… Some design work, graphic and web… Fair amount of XBOX.
Ski Club/Team: Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation- Olympic Development Team
Hometown: Straight off the streets of Park City… Utah
Current Residence: the gems area- Ketchum, Idaho w/ roommate C. Cook
School: University of Utah (2005 1st Round Draft Picks- NBA and NFL)
Ride: 20AE VW GTI sitting on 19″ Oz Rims
Other Ride: 46″ Sector 9 Longboard (Skateboard)
Favorite XBox Game: Its gotta be Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Must Haves On The Road: iPod, my XBox or Cook's GameCube, my computer. Playing On iPod Right Now: Snoop Dogg and Bush, I'm stuck in the 90's right now.
Signature Move: The Swoop
Athletic Accomplishments:
• 2005 Overall Sprint Champion, Super Tour
• 1st in Super Tour Sprint, Madison 2005
• 3rd in US Nationals Sprint, 2005
• 2005 Madison SuperTour Sprint; 1st Place
• 2005 Minneapolis SuperTour Sprint; 2nd Place
• 2004 Europa Cup, Bad Gastein, AUT; 4th Place
• 2003 NCAA Championship; 1st Place-Team, University of Utah
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<b>Why do you ski race?</b><br />
I started ski racing because my dad was into cross country skiing. I had good results from the start which led me to choose Bill Koch Ski League over Cub Scouts. </p>
<p>Later, in middle school and high school, I began to enjoy winning more and more though it was the social aspect of the sport that really had me hooked. Skiing for a team in college was sweet, I felt like I had to be accountable to people other than myself.</p>
<p>Now I race purely because I want to win. I want to succeed at every level. I got a taste for the World Cup last year and that is where my sights are aimed now. I like cross country skiing but not enough to train twice everyday of the week and live like a hermit. I do that because I want to win.</p>
<p><b>Why are you psyched to be apart of FSx?</b><br />
I am happy to be part of FSx because of the solid equipment that I have chosen to ski on for the upcoming season. Switching ski companies in an Olympic year is not something that most people would recommend, however I have no worries as long as that company is Fischer. Fischer makes the best skis in the world, hands down. This seasons boots are terrific as well and Swix poles have always been my favorite. I can't think of a reason not to be excited about FSx.</p>
<p>Aside from that it seems like a program helping to improve the image of nordic skiing. I want people to realize that cross country skiing is a cool sport. Nordic skiing can be as popular as anything; it just needs to be repackaged. I want the general public to see a much cooler, hip side of nordic skiing… FSx seems likes a program that is ready to help make that step… </p>
<p><b>What is the first thing you do in the off season?</b><br />
This past spring, Newell, Johnson, and myself drove to Baja. We drank a few Ballenas, ate some roadside tacos, fished (sort of), and surfed a fair amount. Unfortunately I had a cold that I got when we decided it would be a good idea to start driving at 11pm and make it to the border in San Diego by the next morning (this was only two days after Spring Series)… we did make it… we also learned the perils of the mountain life… do you know Mitchell… real blond guy? Mitchell?<br />
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