Happy New Year, just like that we are into 2021 and the season is underway! As this Fall ended I spent my days in Utah getting more quality training in. This has been the year to fall more in love with where I live, whether I had a choice or not, (luckily I did!). The transition from fall and summer training activities always seems to drag on when you live in the mountains. As per usual we got an early snow fall that allowed us to ski for a week or so… then it melted off and out came the roller skis and running shoes again. I was able to stay productive and motivated through this portion of the training period. It is sometimes hard for me to do this, thanks to my coaches and team I was able to take advantage of the situation I had. Check out some photos from Fall! To kick off the winter season my team and I were lucky enough to compete on home soil, as Park City hosted the first Continental Cup Competitions of the season. We don’t have very much natural snow as of now but the venues were able to have the course and ski jump in perfect condition (thanks to man-made snow). Considering how this year has gone around the world, I felt extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to compete at all. Along with that, my coaches and I were able to build off the work I had put in throughout the training year and bring it to a simple confident mindset going into the competitions. I had a solid start to the season, putting myself in the fight on all three days and learning a lot! Check out some media! After the competitions I have been able to continue to get great training here in Park City. I have also gotten out in the backcountry for what I like to call ‘nature’s therapy’ in the beautiful mountains I am fortunate enough to live in! I am now in the process of locking in travel logistics for the rest of the season, more on that soon!
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This summer has been the longest period of time I have spent in one state, for sure since I have been on the National Team and possibly longer. Thanks to great planning from my coaches it was well spent. My streak of days in Utah was broken this past month with a training camp in Europe! My team and I were stoked to be traveling and training in Europe once again. With all that is happening in the world right now I feel very fortunate to even have the ability to pull off a trip. After lots of jumping through hoops and work in the background figuring out logistics I was on the plane headed to our first stop in Oberstdorf, GER. Oberstdorf is where this seasons World Championships will be located. Because of that our team wanted to get some extra training time at the venue. Per usual, European Fall weather served up some perfect days and some ‘character building’ days, all of which were productive. The whole team was together and pushed each other to make improvements and take advantage of our time on the venues. We finished off our time in Oberstdorf with an inter-team competition chasing each other around a brutal roller ski course. It was great to bring the week together with a true Nordic Combined day, naturally it was one of the prettiest days in town. After Oberstdorf we then travelled to Seefeld, AUT, our teams home base in Europe for the upcoming winter. The jump in Seefeld is not open in the summer, however there is a jump a few towns away (20min) that we got some quality training days on. The roller ski course in Seefeld is great for intensity and closely resembles the type of courses we compete on in the winter. We got to explore the surrounding mountains of our European neighborhood, needless to say they were rather scenic runs! Roller ski intervals in SeefeldI am now back in Park City enjoying the Fall weather. After a quick break we are back at training and diving into the final training blocks before the competition season is upon us. This year will certainly look different, but we will be able to compete! I will share more on that as more details are published and finalized.
Summer has absolutely flown by regardless of how weird it has been at times. I am very thankful that I have been able to stay safe and continue to train. Considering everything that has transpired since the start of my training year, I am very satisfied with how my team and I maintained our training regimen. We have done a good job of staying focused during our training blocks and scheduling in time to reset when needed. Before this summer I had not gotten the chance to work through so many training phases while sleeping in the same bed here in Park City. My Utah bubble has so much to offer in regard to training avenues and choices it has been fun to explore those a bit more. Here is a collection of some of the adventures I’ve been getting into this summer! Soon my team and I will be going on our first training camp (fingers crossed). If everything works out it will be a very focused and productive camp. It is a new world to navigate so adjusting to the new ‘norm’ will be interesting but necessary. Stay tuned for more!
I hope this finds you in a safe place with all that is going on in the world at the moment. I have been enjoying some time ‘off the grid’ after safely returning home from Europe. With some recovery intermixed with some beautiful days in the mountains (only those close to home) it has been a good month. With a bit of an abnormal spring I thought I would post some of my favorite media from the past year!
It always seems like the time between updates fly’s by, I doubt that will ever really change, and this month has been no different. Taking advantage of the break in our season my team and I flew back to the US in February to full on winter, and man did it put a smile on my face. My first day home I woke up to below 0°F temps and dumping snow, I was pumped. I have not had the opportunity to do a longer training camp mid-winter before, especially one at home. It worked out really well. Park City provided some great conditions for quality training so we were able to be very productive both on the ski jump and cross country skis. Plus it’s hard to complain about being able to sleep in my own bed and make some powder turns during my free time! After a snowy break in Park City we packed our bags again and headed back to Europe to finish the season off. First stop was Eisenerz, AUT a new town for me on the circuit and one of few towns in Europe that actually had snow this winter. It is a funny little town with a massive mine and a population on the older side, making for a funny dynamic. They did have great conditions, at least for Europe this season, which was a nice change for a competition weekend. It was a fun weekend with some positive results for the whole team. We had both Women’s and Men’s Nordic Combined competing that weekend so it was fun to have a full squad competing together! It was then off to Lahti, Finland for the final two weekends of the season. We arrived to absolutely no snow on the ground, only on the racing course and ski jump. Because of that we were not allowed to ski on the course or jump beforehand as they wanted to keep the course closed in order to maintain the snow for the weekends competitions. It was a very weird experience because Finland is typically one of the coldest places on the tour. We took it in stride and had a fun time. Our entire team was together (all athletes, most coaches, techs) and we took part in some athlete vs. staff competitions; badminton, frisbee golf, floor hockey, etc. Needless to say we stayed busy and all had fun together. The first weekend of competition was a World Cup and the second was a Continental Cup. Both events had some positives and it was fun to end the season with better jumping and solid skiing. The cross country course in Lahti in my opinion is one of the hardest courses we race, after two weekends of racing it I was rather tired and feeling the BURN. We all packed our bags and headed out after two weeks in Lahti. Ben and I traveled to Seefeld, Austria for a few days of skiing on the awesome trails and relaxing on the balcony in the sun in the afternoons. It was a nice little break to get some long skis without a strict schedule to follow. We then made a slightly faster and more rushed departure for home than originally planned, however I am now home safe and sound enjoying sleeping in my bed and recharging the batteries!
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