SRD Racers at the Loveland Derby, Alex Leever, Alex Barounos and Serina KiddHello SRD!!! wow everything has finally slowed down from my trip to Whistler and the Loveland race that I have finally had time to blog!
Whistler Cup was not a good race for me. To be honest I was pretty unfocused and had lots of problems. Well where should I start... the SG was a really run gliding super G and a fun pitch although I was really conservative and just didn't go for it! Then in the GS I was feeling pretty confident and had talked to my coaches on the phone right before my race so I thought I knew what I was doing but I got in the start gate and was so ready to go that I didn't look where I put my poles that before I knew it I had tripped the wand for the first time in my life! but, I didn't know I had tripped it until a second after so it put me back a little bit but I still finished that run in 30th.
On the second run I had a pretty good run and finished 9th on the run so I was 18th overall in the GS. Considering that I had done pretty well at our JO's and races before JO's in the SL I was pretty disappointed in my skiing at the SL race. I hadn't done very well in the SL US qualifiers so I was starting in the late 40's so by the time I was going it was pretty rough and I just went out and tried my best but it wasn't good enough. By the end of both runs in SL I finished around 20th.
Besides all of the racing I had a great time at the team dinners and parades and award ceremonies it was really fun getting to know all of the other US coaches!
Upon my return from Whistler I had the Loveland Derby! I always love the Loveland Derby because it's a great time to have fun, dress up, and score great points! After having such a let down at Whistler I put forth a lot of effort at the Loveland Derby to staying focused and doing well. On the first day of the Loveland Derby was pretty excited because I ended up winning the j3's and coming 6th overall!!!! By the second day of racing I was really sick so I just focused on finishing! I was pleased with my results on Sunday with being sick, 3rd the first run but 4th in the combined times and around 10th overall!
I may have been sick but it was a really fun time getting to race against my fellow SRD team member Molly Leavens and getting to know her!
.)) Serina Kidd
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