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IEurotrip 2010 Part 1 - Patcherkofel DH
Jan 14, 2010 08:37 AM Filed in: Racing
» Igls, AUT
Euro trip 2010! Very unlike the movie but fun nonetheless!
The trip this year started out very well. I used my Air Canada upgrade certificate and was flying first class all the way, yes in one of those pods that fold all the way down into a bed. After that amazing flight I can't imagine flying any other way! Following this great start was one of the worst days of my life. We landed (an hour delayed while in the air) to a snowstorm in the Frankfurt airport. Everything was delayed, lots of flights were cancelled, it was chaos. Trav (Dawson), Marie-Pier Prefontaine and myself were all going to Munich so we stuck together through the 6 hours we waited in different lines trying to get a flight to Munich that day. After many lines and tons of blatantly incorrect information (apparently there was a complete communication breakdown in the airport), we finally got to Munich, without any of my bags. No duffle, no skis, nothing. Great.
From Munich we moved on to our home base in Kirchberg, Austria. Without any clothes or anything I had to borrow a lot of equipment from the devo girls that were there, and from our physio. So for two days we trained GS and slalom in Kirchberg, me looking like a total yedi with shinguards over pants, full jacket, etc. Oh well, the training was great! I even skied well in slalom which hasn't happened in a while.
Our first races are here in Patcherkofel, Austria, for 2 Europa Cup Downhills. The hill is fairly easy for a downhill, but has a lot of little terrain changes and bumps that make it hard to master. The first two training runs went alright. I had some really fast sections and some really slow sections for some mediocre times. Today was the first race and I had my worst run so far but finished up 17th. Not a bad result, plus I scored my first Europa Cup points, but I know I can do better.
Race #2 happens tomorrow. Immediatly following the race we move to Germany for a slalom race there, then after that I head back to Kirchberg for a Europa Cup GS. My schedule over here is full of races, just the way I like!
Euro trip 2010! Very unlike the movie but fun nonetheless!
The trip this year started out very well. I used my Air Canada upgrade certificate and was flying first class all the way, yes in one of those pods that fold all the way down into a bed. After that amazing flight I can't imagine flying any other way! Following this great start was one of the worst days of my life. We landed (an hour delayed while in the air) to a snowstorm in the Frankfurt airport. Everything was delayed, lots of flights were cancelled, it was chaos. Trav (Dawson), Marie-Pier Prefontaine and myself were all going to Munich so we stuck together through the 6 hours we waited in different lines trying to get a flight to Munich that day. After many lines and tons of blatantly incorrect information (apparently there was a complete communication breakdown in the airport), we finally got to Munich, without any of my bags. No duffle, no skis, nothing. Great.
From Munich we moved on to our home base in Kirchberg, Austria. Without any clothes or anything I had to borrow a lot of equipment from the devo girls that were there, and from our physio. So for two days we trained GS and slalom in Kirchberg, me looking like a total yedi with shinguards over pants, full jacket, etc. Oh well, the training was great! I even skied well in slalom which hasn't happened in a while.
Our first races are here in Patcherkofel, Austria, for 2 Europa Cup Downhills. The hill is fairly easy for a downhill, but has a lot of little terrain changes and bumps that make it hard to master. The first two training runs went alright. I had some really fast sections and some really slow sections for some mediocre times. Today was the first race and I had my worst run so far but finished up 17th. Not a bad result, plus I scored my first Europa Cup points, but I know I can do better.
Race #2 happens tomorrow. Immediatly following the race we move to Germany for a slalom race there, then after that I head back to Kirchberg for a Europa Cup GS. My schedule over here is full of races, just the way I like!
