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The beginning was in Solden, AUT and the end was in Alyeska, Alaska.  We did a lot of traveling this year and our ski races brought us to many exciting places but the story of our national championships in Alaska cap off and represent a season full of ups, downs and lessons.   This season I…

This February was a classic month on the world cup tour.   We traveled all over Europe to countries from France to Italy and Italy back to Austria.  I saw things through the windows of cars and planes that I never could have experienced just sitting at home in the United States.  We spent so many…

The month of January has been full of ski racing and traveling for me and as with all professional athletes there has been a mix of good and bad races.  My teammate, Hailey Duke (www.haileyduke.com) and I started out the month in Kirchberg, Austria celebrating the new year by shooting off bigger fireworks than I…

Leaning inside will never get you very far when ski racing and, in my case, caused me to have a crash in the Lake Louise Super G on December 7, 2008.   At first, I was disappointed to be going home with a broken wrist but with the internet I was able to follow my friends…

The ski season is getting ready to start full swing and everyone is getting amped.  As excitement increases, I try to remember why I am a professional ski racer traveling the world with the United States Ski Team.  We followed the early season snow to Colorado and have been training here for the last couple…

The World Cup Ski Racing season of 2008-2009 has begun with the giant slalom on the 25th in Soelden, Austria.  The injected glacier set up very well and we had beautiful weather on race day.  The great snow helped the challenging pitch in Soelden be a little less intimidating and although it felt rough on…