The Under 23 World Championships has come to an end. Yesterday I competed in the 15km classic and Tuesday I did the skate sprint. I was pretty happy with my distance race yesterday, I think I have made a big jump in my distance racing this year. I'm pr...
Saturday, 2/25/12:5km Classic, Ladies:10km Classic, GentlemenFriday, 2/24/12 (Sprints):Girls' SprintsBoys' Sprints
Matt and I on our ski yesterday. First Over-Distance (OD) ski I have gotten to do in quite a while, so it was extra special. Perhaps the warmest and sunniest I have ever seen Davos, so it was a really amazing day full of smiles and vitamin D!!!Rest an...
Hello all, I’m in Ridnaun, Italy at the moment getting ready for the upcoming World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany starting next week. We’ve been up here at the top of the valley now for almost a week and I have to say that World Champs can’t get here soon enough. It’s not that I don’t [...]
I’m a bit pressed for time at the moment, so not much commentary on these. They are just the updated versions of the graphs I showed on Wednesday, giving some historical context for the results at WJC & U23′s for the US and Canada. WJC – USA WJC – CAN U23 – USA U23 – [...] Related posts:
The past couple weeks have been a whirlwind of racing and travelling. From Russia we flew to Germany, drove to Austria for a few days of training, drove to Czech Republic for a weekend of races, drove to Poland for three more days of racing and then drove back across Czech Republic, Austria, and Germany [...]
Its go time! We just got back from a day at the venue testing and waxing skis for tomorrow. Team Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia all arrived today and its beginning to feel like race time! The weather is warm and wet (a mix of rai...
Ridnaun Panorama (photo: Zachary Hall)Some would say that the toughest days to be a skier (or possibly any athlete) are the days you are supposed to rest. While it may be easy to rest for one day after a really intense and hard week of training, if th...
Well I was not there as I stayed back with the Jrs and took them downtown, and then out to train, but what a day! Sadie came 5th about 5-6s from 2nd and Hoff was skiing with the worlds best taking second in a very tight race!Sorry I could not figure ou...
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We had a nice morning up at the mountain for our skate intensity day. The West River BKL kids are on February break so they were able to join us in the morning for a combo practice with both teams. We warmed up with 20 minutes of one-on-one...
So we are back in Davos for our last rest and relaxation week before the final push of the World Cup season. We have 2 races in Lahti, Finland next weekend, 2 races in Oslo, Norway the following weekend, and then hopefully 4 races in Falun, Sweden for...
This winter has definitely changed my perception of what is and is not skiable. Basically… anything goes. As long as it is not entirely grass you’re probably okay. (Well… unless there is a super heavy frost, then go for it! ski on that grass. Do it! because you are ridiculously desperate and it will be a blast) [...]
World Junior/U23s are underway, of course, in the exotic locale of Turkey. Monday wasn’t a spectacular day for the North Americans in the WJC freestyle sprint. For some quick context, here’s a look at the historical results in each discipline for the US: I’m just using finishing place here, rather than FIS points, since I [...] Related posts:
Another great day in Estonia! The weather has been warm and snowy since we arrived in Mammaste. This morning we did hard skate intervals on the sprint course. The men will race a short 1.3km loop and the women will do a shorter 1km ve...
Estonia has been quite theadventure! We got to go sledding Friday night on a very steep, but fun hill. Everyone had a blast and is loving Estonia We went skiing in Otepaa forthe last time Saturday morning before heading out to Mammaste wher...
It was an exciting final weekend of Eastern Cup racing for the Nordic Gumbies!After a weekend high pressure racing four of our skiers have qualified for Junior Nationals, which will be held in ...
I just wrapped up the World Cup in Klingenthal! I was very excited coming into this past weekend because of my success in the Continental Cup. Right away the weather was challenging and made for some hard conditions to jump in. I made the best of it, and tried my bes [...]