Checking in from home!

 After arriving home with a fat tongue and a cut face I had not finished my season the way I had planned. I took the month of March to get some quality r and r and heal my body. It felt great, even a little weird I will admit, being “normal” for so long hanging out with my friends and family. Since when does a ski racer ever have 6 weeks off ?! But of course… sadly to say it is only unless you are injured. Mid April arrived, my concussion I received from my injury was all healed up, and I was invited to a short 6 day camp at Nakiska near Canmore Alberta with the National Team. I was stoked to say the least to get back on snow!

 The mountain had recently been closed for the season to the public, which meant we had the mountain to ourselves. Some of the service men were running skidoos around for us to make our turn arounds on our runs MUCH faster giving us way more mileage on our skis. Each skidoo had a water ski rope attached to the back with a couple of staggered handles so one skidoo could take 3 or 4 of us up the hill to the top of the course.

 The first day while the rest of the speed team was training downhill I took it easy and free skied GS getting back into it and feeling my skis out. The coaches were pleased with the way I was skiing so they let me get into some downhill training on day two and three.

 We did 8-10 runs in the morning on a glide track testing out different skis, and also practiced our aerodynamics in our tuck positions. This was a great opportunity for me as I rarely get the opportunity to test out my speed skis and work on my tuck. After ski testing we went in for a quick break and then started downhill training. The mountain had put together a sweet course for us with a ton of terrain including two huge jumps and a bunch of rollers. This gave us a great chance to work on our technique not only with our skiing in general but how we approach different situations in a course. And all of this in April!

 It was an awesome camp and I was super grateful to get the invite to get back on my skis before our main summer training begins in August.

 The team selections for this upcoming season are being announced soon! Hopefully, I will be get picked up by the World Cup Woman’s Speed Team bringing me another level higher entering our big Olympic year! I’m PUMPED!

And with that,

I’m out!

Georgia Simmerling

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