Good Skiing vs. Fast Skiing: You Choose
If you spend time around a training hill, you’ll hear coaches tell athletes to “ski well,” “clean it up,” or “make good turns.” For young racers, this messaging often creates a misunderstanding that lasts years, sometimes an entire career: Good skiing and fast skiing are not the same thing. You can ski beautifully, in balance, […]
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6 Keys to Making Mental Training Like Your Physical & Ski-race Training
In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2025, I introduce you to Razor-Tune, an electric ski edge tuner. If you’re a ski racer, the parent of a ski racer, or just a committed skier, you know the importance of sharp edges. In the old days, skiers used a file and stone to sharpen their […]
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Meet My Partners for 2025: Razor-Tune Electric Ski Edge Tuner
In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2025, I introduce you to Razor-Tune, an electric ski edge tuner. If you’re a ski racer, the parent of a ski racer, or just a committed skier, you know the importance of sharp edges. In the old days, skiers used a file and stone to sharpen their […]
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Meet My Partners for 2025: POC Skiing & Cycling Helmets & Eyewear
In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2025, I introduce you to POC ski and bike helmets and eyewear (another long-running partnership). My family is fully outfitted with POC ski helmets and goggles. I’ve also been using POC helmets and eyewear for my triathlon, road cycling, and mountain biking for some time now as […]
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Meet My Partners for 2025: Atomic Ski Equipment
In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2025, I introduce you to Atomic ski equipment, my longest-running partner. For anyone who is involved in skiing, Atomic is a brand that is well known as a world leader in our sport with a stable of some of the best skiers in the world including Mikaela Shiffrin […]
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Meet My Partners for 2025: SYNC Performance Ski Apparel
In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2025, I introduce you to SYNC performance ski apparel. SYNC manufactures the highest-quality performance ski clothing for alpine skiers. It clears the bar of what I’m looking for when I’m skiing: performance, comfort, style, and function. SYNC is also committed to supporting ski racing and helping young […]
Read MoreAnother Death in Our Ski Racing Family
It was almost 7 years ago that I wrote about the death of two ski racers, David Poisson, a French downhiller, and, closer to home, Max Burkhart, a German athlete who was attending Sugar Bowl Academy, where my daughters used to go to school and where I was a long-time member of its Board of […]
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When Your Child Stops Ski Racing (or Any Sport): A Parent’s Guide to Letting Go
I received an email from the father of a 14-year-old boy who has decided not to continue his ski-racing journey. He wrote: “I am feeling super challenged this year with the transition (and honestly, it’s my ego getting in the way). Just wondering if you have any advice on how to transition out…” His message […]
Read MoreI Practice What I Preach: My Secret Triathlon Race-week Stress Reducer
My first “A”s series of races of 2024, the USAT Multisport National Championships are just 10 days away. I’m already starting to think about and get organized for the races. My goal for big races, particularly those that require air travel, is to front load and organize all of the tasks that burn cognitive and […]
Read MoreStart Your Ski-racing Prep-period Mental Training Program NOW!!
It happens every winter. In December, January, and February, I get calls from national team athletes and parents of young racers who are struggling mentally in their ski racing and they have big races coming up. They want me to somehow fix them quickly. Though I think I’m pretty good at what I do, I’m […]
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