2 02, 2015

In a Slump? Don’t Press the Panic Button

By | February 2nd, 2015|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I just returned from the men’s Eastern Cups at Stowe last week. I have to say how impressed I was by the quality of skiing. From bib 1 to 117, there was not a bad skier there. I spoke to a number of the racers during the two days and I sensed one emotion quite [...]

27 01, 2015

The Burden of Expectation: Another Lesson from Mikaela

By | January 27th, 2015|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Mikaela has certainly put herself between a rock and a hard place. Let’s start with the rock, which is the expectations she has created from her remarkable successes she has had during her short, though illustrious, career. Mikaela has, over the years, built a veritable Mt. Everest of expectations for herself by so dominating slalom [...]