a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsrIwq2fxI/AAAAAAAAAOg/eiBMcSoXwp4/s1600-h/IMG_2969.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsrIwq2fxI/AAAAAAAAAOg/eiBMcSoXwp4/s320/IMG_2969.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276858817898250002″ /The view looking down toward Vernon, BC, from near the Sovereign Lake Nordic Center./abr /br /I qualified in 6th then went on to win my quarter, semi A-final. My skis were ridiculously fast. So fast one of my competitors specifically asked afterwards about the flex/grind/wax that I was using. I felt absolutely awful yesterday, this morning, and in the qualifier. Once we started the heats though I started to come around. Racing can be odd like that. Don’t worry, my team doesn’t let me get arrogant at all… after my 20 minute cool down I came back to find that everyone had left. I had to hitchhike back to our house.br /br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsq4ldlKnI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/KH6kuFIkAao/s1600-h/IMG_2964.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsq4ldlKnI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/KH6kuFIkAao/s320/IMG_2964.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276858540011891314″ /Jeff Ellis got a bloody nose in the race today (along with a fabulous 2nd place finish). It wasn’t your traditional bloody nose… it was a a stab wound from, I believe, George Grey. Beware of pole tips. Wear glasses. Maybe even a face guard./abr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsq5axTsZI/AAAAAAAAAOY/1DuiNMB57Kw/s1600-h/IMG_2986.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsq5axTsZI/AAAAAAAAAOY/1DuiNMB57Kw/s320/IMG_2986.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276858554321711506″ /Jeff Ellis (2nd), Laura Valaas (1st), Anders Haugen (4th). Some good results for the APU crew. Anders, incidentally turns 28 tomorrow. I think Taz made him a birthday cake. I love it that my teammates cook./abr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsqj3tURNI/AAAAAAAAAOA/lytysrxo0uw/s1600-h/IMG_2983.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsqj3tURNI/AAAAAAAAAOA/lytysrxo0uw/s320/IMG_2983.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276858184132478162″ /Casey Fagerquist, Laura Valaas, Becca Rorabaugh, Anders Haugen, Erik Flora. Bart Dengel Jeff Ellis in front. Being a part of a team and working together is a big part of what makes this fun./abr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsqkQ5bEbI/AAAAAAAAAOI/h8g0y8JzQek/s1600-h/IMG_2981.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ECdHy8vmLAE/STsqkQ5bEbI/AAAAAAAAAOI/h8g0y8JzQek/s320/IMG_2981.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276858190894141874″ /Podium shot. It was LAV vs. Canada in the A-Final. Good job to “the team” (aka: Alberta World Cup Academy), they were trying to tell me they weren’t all as fast as Shayla, but I think they lied./adiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1749693904245260863-3427123093478818596?l=in-the-arena-laura.blogspot.com’//div
