Gold Sandwich

It feels pretty good to finish off the year with a gold at the Canadian Championships in Calgary.  Its great to start and finish my season with gold medals.

The last few weeks have taken a lot of strength.  Every day has been a challenge to click into my skis and find the energy I need to ski how I want.  I am proud that I stepped up to the plate these last 2 contest days to win the qualification and the medal round.  It means a lot to me to know that I can always find that extra little bit to push through. 

I had to do a lot of self talk and a lot of breathing to get myself in the zone to compete well here.  It was not an easy course, and my knee was giving me problems.  i just wanted to finish off the season well and work through some technical goals.  I focused on the simple things here; taking the opportunity to learn, enjoying the sunshine, and projecting to each mogul.  This got me through the day, with the help of some breathing techniques in the gate.  I challenged myself mentally this contest with being in the moment.  I felt like I had a lot of control of how i was handling my emotions and how calm or excited i was.  Every day is a chance to learn.