"The little taste of success I've had as a ski racer is usually what motivates me to stay on track with my skiing and I tend to want all the hard work I put into my skiing to translate into periodic success along the way. But this year, some of my excitement and motivation is coming directly from The Vancouver Olympics which have finally taken off. We are witnessing some pretty incredible competition— between Lindsey Vonn who races on men's skis, and Marlies Schild who just came back from a broken leg and has been dominating the women's world cup slaloms, and Maria Riesch and Nicole Hosp who are always competing their best so they might take home the World Cup Globe or an Olympic medal. Of course we can't forget the competition between Bode Miller, Ted Ligety, Aksel Svindal, Benni Raich, and all those other amazing male skiers.
Watching all this competition I can't help but think of the future and what my own goals are, and I get so excited thinking someday I just might be able to compete at this international level as well.
Last year at the Eastern J3 Junior Olympics I qualified for an international race in Italy in March— the Topolino Cup. I'll be headed out in a little less than a week and I am starting to feel the excitement as the week gets shorter. Kendall Vanhee, another SRD racer who races out of Vail, Colorado, will also be competing at the Topolino Cup and I am so excited to be racing with her once again. She has been dominating the scene in Colorado so far! Congrats Kendall!
Hopefully Topolino will be just as exciting and fun as I have heard from competitors of previous years— I can't wait to find out!
.)) Mikaela Shiffrin
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