After a long absence from the blogging world I am happy to report that I am back. The latest news - A silver medal at the Canadian National Championships this past weekend here in Chilliwack, BC.
I dug a hole for myself after my first run at the Canadian Nationals. A touch on the last gate added two seconds to my total time and created a 3 second gap between myself and the gold. Unfortunately my blazing fast second run wasn't enough to catch the smooth and consistent David Ford. In the end, I missed out on the gold by 1.7 seconds.
This Championships also saw the beginning of something great, the Podium Prospect Award. This initiative, which was launched this year, saw both Female and Male, Junior and Cadet athletes race for nearly $1700 in cash and prizes. Simply, the athlete who compiled the most points/greatest results from racing in all of the various slalom events/categories won. I am very excited how things turned out this year and I am very thankful for all of the sponsors and individuals who helped get this Award off the ground. With more planning, I am hoping next years award will be even better.
Anyways, I am currently sitting in the Vancouver Airport just about to board my flight for Beijing. I have the incredible opportunity to test out and race on the new Olympic venue at the Pre-Olympic Test event in two weeks time. With the course opening for the first time to everyone, it should be pretty fun and exciting.
Stayed tuned....
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