22 Mar 2010
Games Over
After what seems like a lifetime of preparation and anticipation the Vancouver Olympics have come and gone. It’s all over. Sure, there will be Olympic Team gatherings and debriefings, but the Olympic competition and celebrations will only continue in memories. It’s been a few weeks since the closing ceremonies and I’m starting to get rid of this Olympic Hangover. It was an amazing and rewarding experience being part of the 2010 Canada Olympic Team that was the best Canadian Olympic Team ever. I’m sad that Nordic Combined couldn’t contribute to the podium or top 8 mission of the Canada Olympic Team, but I assure you that I did my best and wanted it just as much as anybody that may have a medal around their neck.
17 Feb 2010
Intense!
I arrived at the Whistler Olympic Athlete Village one week ago. It is really difficult to describe everything that has gone down since. It really has been a rollercoaster of emotions.
In the last couple of weeks I have been battling serious fatigue and somehow that translates into not being able to sleep. I’m really hoping that this sorts itself out in the next couple of days, but as I’m sure everybody is aware, the harder you try to sleep the more difficult it becomes.
2 Feb 2010
The Diagnosis and The Cure
Wow, its done! Today was the last World Cup before the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Just typing that statement gets me excited, nervous, nauseous, afraid, and pumped. Fourteen months ago I gave up my job and each day seemed like it was longer than the last. Training until I couldn’t stand up, and then making one more repetition, jumping until. . . well, I could jump until forever on a good day. There just is nothing that can match the euphoria of flight.
20 Jan 2010
Training, competing and more training
Done with planes for a while. I’m trying to save all of my flying for ski jumping. 
I arrived in Europe on January 5 after an awesome training camp with my Nordic Combined teammates, as well as the ski jumping team. Since I am a lululemon elite ambassador they were kind enough to put us up in an amazing house in the heart of Whistler. It was a much shorter drive to the Callaghan Valley compared to Squamish and a very short walk down the street to perfect cross country skiing at Lost Lake. We had perfect training conditions for the eight day camp and it really was exciting being in Whistler with all of the anticipation of the 2010 Olympics building.
4 Jan 2010
The Hype
Long gone are the treacherous trips over the pond. Actually, I don’t recall many of them being too treacherous. I remember being fortunate to have three or four seats to myself on many occasions. This made travel quite a breeze as I could throw back the arm rests and stretch out arrive on the other side, not only alive, but well rested. However, these days flights are being oversold and often leaving passengers stranded and disgruntled. My last trip overseas had me in the middle of five people with very minimal room. Fortunately, on the way home, I was travelling with Vancouver 2010 Sponsor, Air Canada.