Canadian Cross Country Skier
Coming up on one month post Tour de Ski I am finally feeling fully recovered from this grueling 7-day stage event. By the time I made it to the top of Alpe Cermis on the final stage of the Tour, I was feeling proud of myself for just finishing, which is not a feeling you …
As we near winter solstice and the days get short, we have been moving our way south through Europe. We just finished our third weekend of World Cup racing of the season in Beitostolen, Norway and as I write this I am on a plane from Scandinavia to central Europe. We will be racing this …
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Ski season? Almost. That starts next week when Frozen Thunder gets rolled out at the Canmore Nordic Center. For the last few months we have been focused on dry-land training, roller skiing, running and cycling. Our second National Ski Team altitude camp has just wrapped up which means I'm now taking a few days of …
I can’t believe summer training is already at its midday point. Spring absolutely flew by. Some much needed rest was taken in April after the Olympic season as well as many events, school visits and guest appearances. Spring event at the Whitehorse Ski Club- Presenting 2018 and 2022 Olympic race bibs to WCCSC and Sport …
March 2022- Mixed gender racing finally made its debut at the World Cup level, we had the return of Canadian Ski Nationals after two years of cancelations, and as this Olympic quadrennial came to a close there were many tearful goodbyes to longtime teammates and coaches who are moving onto new adventures. Many people expect …
It’s been almost 3 weeks now since the Beijing 2022 Closing Ceremonies and I have had some time to reflect on my Olympic experience. Now that the Games are over, and I have returned to the real world. Back to World Cup weekends and traveling around Europe. It is a strange feeling to have just …
T-2 days until the team departs and the excitement is starting to feel real! Our 2-week Olympic prep camp is coming to an end here at Sovereign Lake and Silver Star. On January 26th we board our charter in Vancouver and I will be on my way to my second Olympics. This time to China. …
With a few time trials under my belt against a small Canadian and U.S. field in Canmore a few weeks ago, the race season is now officially upon us. I travelled over to Norway at the end of last week to prepare for the beginning of my season. I wanted to share where and when …
Our second National Team camp of the year wrapped up in Mammoth Lakes, California last week. Now I am back in Canmore and back on snow as Frozen Thunder has just begun for another season at the Canmore Nordic Center. The main point of our fall camp in California was for access to high altitude …
Our recent National Team training camp in Mt. Washington was the first NST camp we’ve had in too long to count. Earlier in the summer I did a 4-day mini altitude camp with the Alberta World Cup Academy women's team in Kananaskis. The mini-camp was great training, team bonding and motivation. It also reminded me …
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Dahria Beatty 