That is the million dollar question! I had a great 2008 and I can only
imagine what this year will bring. My year came to an end in the
beautiful and magical town of Fernie where I spent Christmas and New
Years. I had 10 days off which might possibly be a personal best. The
last race before the holidays was in St. Moritz, Switzerland which just
happens to be one of my favourite tracks. Unfortunately due to bad
weather and adverse racing conditions we had one cancelled DH, a
sketchy Super-G in which I crashed and an exciting and slightly dodgy
Super-Combined. After 2 weeks in St. Moritz I headed home for the
holidays with the hopes of skiing some great powder and eating lots of
Christmas cookies!
My
little mini vacation was great. Although there was not a lot of powder
when I first arrived back home, by the end of the holidays there was
plenty and it looked like the quintessential ski town! On the days when
the alpine skiing wasn’t at its best, I opted for some snow shoeing and
a day of x-country skiing. It is always fun to find new ways to enjoy
the outdoors while not being on skis. With a 17 foot Christmas tree
decorating my house I felt the true spirit of Christmas. My mother
pulled out all the stops, even putting my own little Charlie Brown tree
in my room, adorned with many of my childhood arts and crafts (another
reminder that I lack the creative abilities my parents have!). The
house was filled with decorations, cookies, chocolates, presents and
spirit; it was the perfect place to come home to and the perfect place
to relax and get ready for the New Year.
Although I loved the 10 day
break, I also found it a bit disrupting to the race momentum that I had
built up before the holidays. The thing with confidence and momentum is
that it is rather fragile and it can go as quickly as it can come. I
was back on my Super-G skis today and the good news is that I still
feel good on them. We have 10 days of training before the training runs
start in Zauchensee, Austria.
I am really excited for the races to
start up again the year. I will keep you posted on all the travels,
results and adventures that happen on the road for the next couple of
months.
All the best in the New Year!
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