When he last attempted to make the Olympics, Mikey Sinnott was four years younger and admittedly a step quicker. But the 28-year-old Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation skier is confident he can offset aging with accumulated experience and earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team for the first time in his career.
The Americans need an edge heading into an Olympic season, U.S. Nordic Combined Head Coach Dave Jarrett says, and Marc Nölke could be their answer. The U.S. team recently hired Nölke to take over as jumping coach and replace Chris Gilbertson, who coached the team since 2006.
Over the years, Sadie Bjornsen's learned a thing or two about patience, especially when it comes to getting healthy. This season, the 23-year-old U.S. Ski Team member has a few key priorities and a strategic approach to achieve them.
Middlebury College head coach Andrew Johnson recalls a bounding workout from his junior racing days, one he used throughout his career on the U.S. Ski Team and has his athletes do now to simulate climbing on classic skis.