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IMG_1007World Junior/U23 Trials in Thunder Bay:

The first race of the WJT is tomorrow with a day of free technique sprints for our athletes!  Zone4.ca will be posting results live as they happen, so take a coffee break during the day to check up on how Eliza-Jane, David, and Gareth are doing.  It’s currently below -20 C, but is supposed to start warming up a bit by tomorrow.  The next important races for our athletes will be Saturday’s interval start classic (oops, they just moved it to Friday instead), followed by Sunday’s Skiathlon (half classic, half skate) race.

International Children’s Winter Games:

Reports from Ross (minor edits helping poor Siri from Paul)-

Pre ski day – Yesterday was the first day of snow this winter in Austria so the Austrians were rejoicing and all the coaches were pulling their hair out has snowed over 4 inches and was the dreaded 0°.  Seefeld has been very lucky as they are one of the few places that can actually make snow for cross-country skiing.   Yesterday was our first day of training at the venue so the kids got to ski the courses which look exciting involving a spring course with rollovers lot so tight corners and a classic ski course with the slalom downhill.   The opening ceremonies were really cool with indoor fireworks and a huge puppet that was lit up.

First race day – Another ridiculous day of coaching nightmare weather. 0 degrees and heavy snow. Only 40′ to test skis. Ended up on rode violet extra with a rode black cover VPS. Hairies iced even with anti icing spray. Grip wax was pretty good for 3 of 4.  Sally ended up 12th. Clara 19th. Grayson was 12th. Oliver was 16th.  Both categories had over thirty skiers.  So a good start. Now I can relax as its getting colder and skate sprints. The kids are having a blast, great fun meeting all the other athletes. Results are on the innsbruck2016.com website.

From Paul –

There’s lots to be proud of this week, both from how last weekend went at our first BC Cup and from our athletes representing our club, province, and country abroad!

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From Your Executive: Wishing a Good Competition for our Ski Nationals team!

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On this eve of the start of competition at Ski Nationals, the Executive Board for the Telemark Nordic Club sends you wishes for an inspired performance and a memorable competition at Ski Nationals.  8 days of competition with the best skiers in Canada, indeed the world, await you.  You have worked hard to get this far and we are proud to have you represent our club.

“You have proven to have the focus and dedication required to be a top level athlete in a sport considered to be one of the most difficult to master both athletically and physiologically.  If you check the top ten list of world class athletes having the highest V02 Max. XC skiers occupy 6 of the top ten positions with Bjorn Daehlie at an incredible 94, for comparison Lance Armstrong was at 82 (Here is the link to the proof — ed). You need  a very powerful engine to perform at a high level in this sport.   Best wishes to all our Telemark Athletes and always remember the goal is to do your best and not get too wrapped up in your placement.  If you did your best, had fun, met and socialized with a lot of other athletes then the competition has been a success for you.”

“I think that Adam has done a wonderful job with the team, and of course all the others who help out behind the scenes in making the program such a success.  Go Guys Go.”

“You have worked extremely hard for many years to prepare for this week.  Be sure to take time to step back and enjoy the event.  Ski your best and be proud of whatever you achieve.  We will be cheering for you from back home.”

Telemark Junior Racing 2013 Ski Nationals team: Dana Allen, Veronica Dimova, Alexander Myshak-Davis, Madeleine Ertel, Kurt Behnsen, Gareth Williams, David Walker. Missing: Jasper McKenzie.

Telemark Junior Racing 2013 Ski Nationals team: Dana Allen, Veronica Dimova, Alexander Myshak-Davis, Madeleine Ertel, Kurt Behnsen, Gareth Williams, David Walker. Missing: Jasper McKenzie.