Canadian Cross Country Skier
This year will be one people tell their grandchildren about. We just wrapped up a race season that no one could have predicted, we weren’t sure it would even happen, and that all hope won’t be repeated anytime soon. I’ve spent the past 62 days in Europe with 12 races (3 sprints, 5 distance races, …
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Last week I touched down on European soil for the first time in almost 11 months. The longest I have been away from Europe in over half a decade! It’s a strange thing to think about, if I add up all the months that I have spent in Europe ski racing in my life, it …
This summer will definitely be one for the memory books. All team training camps were cancelled, flying on planes has gone from a monthly occurrence for me to almost zero, and interprovincial/territorial travel has become a maze of hoops and hurdles. Despite the added complications, summer 2020 has been great from a training standpoint. I …
And just like that we are already two months into the training season. The start of 2020/2021 season has looked quite different from previous years. Without the travel to training camps, on snow and dry-land, I have had the chance to have a more personalized season start-up. Less options have brought an increased freedom to …
In these times of fear and uncertainty I hope you all are staying safe and healthy. Since my last post, I have not actually raced any more world cups. Only a few days prior to our world cup event in Quebec City mid march, the COVID pandemic hit Canada and most of Europe at full …
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After three weekends of racing in Europe, it was time for a little bit of rest and reflection and of course, training. For that, there is nowhere better in Europe than Seefeld, Austria, where we spent the past week training and recharging our batteries for the second half of the season. Seefeld’s endless trail system is …
It is the day before Christmas and all through the plane, there were Canadian athletes excited to return home. Our flight from Munich was filled with Bobsleigh, Ski Cross and other Canadian athletes who have been racing internationally in Europe before Christmas like us. Everyone dispersing upon arrival in Toronto to catch their respective flights …
The countdown to the start of my race season is on! Emily and I arrived in Europe a few days ago and we are adjusting to the time change and getting reacquainted with central Europe before our first races get underway Saturday. The next 3 weeks will be full of some exciting racing in Slovenia …
In early July, after the National Team training camp in Canmore, I went home to Whitehorse to rest and recharge before the next training block skiing on the Haig glacier and an intensity focused period back in Canmore. After an unusually cold spring in Canmore, it was great to head north for some heat and …
Another whirlwind winter in the books, 9 countries, 31 races and 15 flights later, I was ready for some rest. During April, I was able to spending some quality time at home in Whitehorse as well as take a spring road trip down the Washington and Oregon coast. As May approached and it was time …
