This post has been a long time coming. The first few days of our trip to Winter Park were excellent. We had the chance to get in some great skiing and some excellent training. We trained on Cheshire Cat (great trail, lame name) with many of the teams that we ski with back home as we adjusted to the high altitude. We took it easy so as not to tire out too quickly and most of the girls headed back home after lunch. The photos for all of Nationals continue to be available HERE. Please let me know if you have any more photos that you would like to contribute!Giant Slalom. (3/4) For the GS we had a full length set on Norwegian which is a trail that goes right under the Zephyr Chairlift. The trail starts off flat and then picks up pace as you come over the roll onto the steep section. The steeps are not only long, but they have a sustained pitch that made them tricky for the entire women's field. Our bib draw for the first race w
as a bit strange as we drew a 1 for our first bib (Kia) and a 40 for our second bib (Krista). Kia started off the race strong, but allowed some bad habits to get the better of her and fell before she made it to the steeps. It was a tough way to end the GS season. Krista battled severe tonsillitis (we only found out after the race what it was!) but was able to put down a top 15 finish for the first run. The warm Colorado sun and large field wreaked havoc on the course as the buff finish deteriorated into some pretty serious ruts and more than a few chatter marks. Blaine Martin had a tough run first run that left her hiking on the steeps. Anna Bengtson also fell and lost a ski to finish her day far too early. Emily Simmons stood up, though the rugged course and high altitude were tough on her and did not have a run nearly as fast as the GS runs she had been putting down the rest of the year. While our results were not strong, we did have the pleasure of Dow Travers '12 gracing us with his presence by taking a short break from the difficult training regimen he has in preparation for his Olympic bid.
For the second run we had a deficit that was impossible to make up as a team. We focused instead on individual results as only 3 of our women were racing. Krista Consiglio was able to dig deep. With only a few racers up before her, she was still sitting on the ground trying to find her inner strength as she looked off into the distance unsure as to whether she was going to be sick at the top of the course. With only two racers to go, Krista struggled into her skis and slid down to the start. With years of ski racing experience, she went into autopilot and was able to muster up a 12th place finish even though she hardly enough energy to walk. Impressive. Emily Simmons finished out out the day with a 36th place and a commitment to undertake an impressive aerobic drylanding training schedule as she plans to continue her assault on the MacConnel Division next year. Blaine Martin rounded out our GS with a nearly-the-last-racer position in the start order. She skied quickly on the top section with a very strong split time, but she was unable to hold onto the speed towards the bottom, though she did move up significantly from the previous run. With the GS behind the team, everyone focused on slalom for the next two days.
as a bit strange as we drew a 1 for our first bib (Kia) and a 40 for our second bib (Krista). Kia started off the race strong, but allowed some bad habits to get the better of her and fell before she made it to the steeps. It was a tough way to end the GS season. Krista battled severe tonsillitis (we only found out after the race what it was!) but was able to put down a top 15 finish for the first run. The warm Colorado sun and large field wreaked havoc on the course as the buff finish deteriorated into some pretty serious ruts and more than a few chatter marks. Blaine Martin had a tough run first run that left her hiking on the steeps. Anna Bengtson also fell and lost a ski to finish her day far too early. Emily Simmons stood up, though the rugged course and high altitude were tough on her and did not have a run nearly as fast as the GS runs she had been putting down the rest of the year. While our results were not strong, we did have the pleasure of Dow Travers '12 gracing us with his presence by taking a short break from the difficult training regimen he has in preparation for his Olympic bid.For the second run we had a deficit that was impossible to make up as a team. We focused instead on individual results as only 3 of our women were racing. Krista Consiglio was able to dig deep. With only a few racers up before her, she was still sitting on the ground trying to find her inner strength as she looked off into the distance unsure as to whether she was going to be sick at the top of the course. With only two racers to go, Krista struggled into her skis and slid down to the start. With years of ski racing experience, she went into autopilot and was able to muster up a 12th place finish even though she hardly enough energy to walk. Impressive. Emily Simmons finished out out the day with a 36th place and a commitment to undertake an impressive aerobic drylanding training schedule as she plans to continue her assault on the MacConnel Division next year. Blaine Martin rounded out our GS with a nearly-the-last-racer position in the start order. She skied quickly on the top section with a very strong split time, but she was unable to hold onto the speed towards the bottom, though she did move up significantly from the previous run. With the GS behind the team, everyone focused on slalom for the next two days.
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