Canadian Cross Country Skier
My last period of World Cup racing I have dubbed “the Tour of the Nordic Nations”. The final 3 weekends of World Cups took us to Finland, Norway and Sweden where I raced the famed Oslo Holmenkollen 30km for the first time and got the chance to experience Sweden south of the arctic circle. Lahti …
Continue reading "Season Wrap-up: Holmenkollen, World Cup Finals & the Arctic Circle Race"
After a couple weeks of reflection, I have put together the highlights of my first Olympic Winter Games. A truly amazing, and at times overwhelming, experience I have decided to share my top 10 Olympic moments from my three weeks in PyeongChang. 10. Closing Ceremonies- Walking into the stadium with Team Canada as part of the …
The journey to the Olympics is one with a blurry start date and a definitive end date. Some might say my journey started when I put on my first pair of skis in my backyard at 3 years old, others might say it was when I represented the Yukon at my first Arctic Winter Games …
Sometimes things just don’t go according to plan and you have to adjust your course of action. December has been one of those months for me. I have just finished the first period of World Cup racing in Europe, which started November 24th in Ruka, Finland and ended this past weekend in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy. …
Tomorrow marks one month until the first World Cup race of the season and only 3 weeks until we will be racing our season opener in Gallivare Sweden. Yesterday we finished our final camp of the training season in Park City, Utah. The 3 weeks we spent in Utah were altitude focused and we were …
Training down under in New Zealand last summer was such a great experience, we decided to go back again this summer. Emily and I rounded up a few more friends plus coach Chris for a 3 week on snow training camp at the Snow Farm in New Zealand. After the spring and early summer, I …
After a busy winter with the most travel I have ever done, my spring was also full of adventure. I have enjoyed every minute of the adventure but staying put in Canmore this past month has given me a much needed chance to come up for air and mentally reset for the upcoming camps and …
Race season is winding down quickly, Wednesday I raced the Drammen World Cup sprint and now I am back in Canada. There is only the World Cup finals left next weekend then a few races at Nationals. It’s crazy how quickly the season passes by. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was boarding a …
Continue reading "Double World Championships and making Olympic criteria"
Next week marks the end of a generation for me. It has been eight years since I first put on the Canadian suit to represent my country against the best cross-country skiers my age in the world. This was at the 2010 World Junior/ U23 Championships in Hinterzarten, Germany. Now 7 years and hundreds of …
Continue reading "Getting ready for my final Junior/U23 World Champs"
This weekend marked week three of the World Cup race season. Now that we are seven races into the season things are starting to feel a bit more routine. This past weekend was the most successful yet. I cracked the top 30 for the second time in my life with a 25th place finish in …
Continue reading "The building blocks: taking on the World Cup"
