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OK – updated version! Otepaa was so fun! However, my favorite part of the weekend was cheering on the coaches. The night before the sprints, there were servicemen relays. Every country got to field a team of 3 wax techs, and they did a shortened version of the sprint course…
OhMyGosh I LOVE my job! This past weekend I got to ski in my second and third World Cup races ever, and be Kikkan’s partner in the team sprint where we made history with Canada in getting the first two North American teams on the podium! So cool! The…
Whew! US Nationals…what a crazy, busy week! We finished up on Sunday with the classic sprint. I felt a little bit like a wind-up doll that was slowly powering down…but thanks to the coaches (and their caffeine!), I had one last race in me. Sometimes everything comes together on race day and…
For the past 48 hours, I’ve had an awful lot of glitter on! Friday was the 20km mass start classic race, and Saturday afternoon was a shortened but still super fun Fast and Female event in Bethel, Maine. Cool beans. Sooo…the 20k. Pack skiing. It’s nuts. It’s also super fun!…
Today was our individual start 10km skate, and it was awesome! As usual, I was pumped about my skis and how fast the downhills were. But the uphills were where I really got excited. The snow was pretty chopped up and although I usually try to stay away from having…
Getting to dance on the podium with your teammates is, without a doubt, the best feeling ever! We train together all year, room together, travel together, have dance parties together, and race together. And I’m super proud and happy for our entire team; athletes, coaches, wax techs. Awesome day! I ended up…
So, I realize this isn’t the fastest update I’ve ever done due to no internet at the house, but…the race today was moved! Because it rained so much last night, the course wasn’t looking too hot and the race officials decided to move the skate sprint to tomorrow (at least,…
