Home Race

Well, we had a very successful day today. The results were good, but what made me most happy was the way that everyone skied. The focus of the team has been getting better and everyone showed it out there today. Regardless of where they finished, everyone pushed themselves and skied their best and the whole team is getting faster. We had a lot of groups finishing within a couple of seconds which shows a strength and depth in the team that lets us know that we're doing things right.

Results

I will try to get some video up later tonight and we'll aim for pictures by Monday.

And here come the utterly inadequate thanks to everyone who helped out today. First off, to the staff of Rikert who set up and groomed a truly phenomenal course. It is always a pleasure to ski these trails and on a day like today with some fresh snow falling, there is nothing better. Thanks for help with the timing and emergency ski repairs too. To all of the parents who came today, I'm sorry if I seemed a little unsure of what to do, there were so many of you that came to help I couldn't find jobs for everyone. Thanks for dealing with the timing, the bibs and protecting our children from cars. Thanks for standing out in the cold on a long day of racing, and thanks so much for being there to cheer for all of our kids.

Another big thanks to Barney Hodges and Bruce Ingersoll for their help in the wax room today. While I was running around like crazy, Matt and those guys were the ones getting all of our kids out on good skis. (Which is really important at a ski race) Thanks to Lisa and Mia for their ongoing help with the team, at practice and at races.