February 2015

This has been the most incredibly fun week! I am still on cloud 9 and can hardly believe that there is a World Champs silver medal sitting on our hotel room desk! Before I get into the race day “blood and guts” as my Dad likes to call it, I…

I’ve now done a grand total of 4 team sprints in my life, and each one has been a crazy mix of excitement, nerves, fun, mind-numbingly painful leg burning, and adrenaline. 3 of them have resulted in podium finishes, and yesterday’s in 8th place, but ALL of them have equally…

Here are some images from our first week here in Falun! I have been having such a great time here, the team energy and spirits are high, and I am just SO EXCITED TO GET RACING ALREADY!!! I can hardly wait. 🙂 I’ll take you through a typical day here,…

Hey Everyone! I hope you’re as excited as I am for World Championships to begin tomorrow!!! I won’t be racing until Sunday, but I’m so pumped to get out and cheer on my teammates racing the sprint: Sophie, Sadie, Kikkan, Ida, Andy, Simi, Dakota and Ben. Join me in cheering…

Only one week left until World Champs starts!!! And guess what? The Superbowl’s over, but that doesn’t mean your fantasy team life has to end. Hoffman created a World Championships 2015 fantasy league, where you can pick your team and there are prizes (and pride points) given out. Check it…

Overheard at the lunch table after a morning of time trials in Davos: “Hey, how was your skiathlon time trial today?” “It was AWESOME! I destroyed myself.” While that sounds a little contradictory, it’s a pretty common theme for skiers: feeling awesome after pretty much destroying yourself. While our sport has…