Into The Deep End
In a span of time that occasionally tricks my mind to feel as short as overnight, everything has changed. What’s incredible about this transformation, is that it brings with it a stability unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Until now, I don’t know if I ever really allowed myself to entirely believe I had the strength […]
The Bigger Picture
This post was originally featured on the Whistler Sliding Centre blog in a two-part series – with the forward written by Meghan Kines of Whistler Sport Legacies. Sometimes, things just click. For whatever reason, the pieces fall into place, the puzzle comes together, and the results are brilliant. This seems to be the case with […]
Where the Lines Overlap
New York, Utah, British Columbia, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and Russia. 14+ weeks, 10 races, 7 countries, 2 team events and 2 medals : my Rookie World Cup season in the bank. It has been tough to grab a firm hold on the rational perspective required to move towards this Olympic goal with my heart […]
Connect The Dots
Tossing and turning, I catalogue the thoughts in my rolodex-style psyche; closing my eyes, I wait to exhale. There’s a real shift in focus as Russia invites the world to their backyard to challenge for Olympic Gold. Less than a year before what has already transformed from, as I’ve been told, what was literally empty […]
Top of The World
Draped in crisp, white satin sheets – larger than life mountain ranges surrounded our winding route to Switzerland. Through Germany and then Austria – every crevasse and peak glimmered with crystal clarity in the picturesque afternoon sunshine. I don’t think I could have asked for a better location to host my very first World Championships. And […]