I had an awesome trip to Scandinavia. You've already heard about the travel to get there but now I wanna talk about the competition. The first weekend in Sweden I jumped into 19th the first day and 13th the second day. The hill suited me very well and I took advantage of that. Each day I was expecting to stay in the top 30. Unfortunately I skied out of it everyday. The first day I finished 40th and the second day I finished 35th. On the bright side 35th is my new personal best on the World Cup B. this just showed me that while I'm strong in the ski jumping portion of the sport, I need to work very hard next season to become stronger in the cross country portion. We then drove 7 hours to Rovaniemi, Finland. This place was cold. It taught me the brutality of doing a winter sport outside in unpredictable and uncontrollable weather. Being just a few kilometers from the arctic circle, everyday consisted of negative temperatures with some freezing winds. The only way to combat it was wear every layer you brought. I did enjoy the jumping hill and jumped into a tie for 12th position with a few other athletes. Once again I skied outside if the top 30. Now that I'm focusing on next year this trip really brought out my weaknesses and made me aware of the changes I need to make in order to someday become the best in the world. Next week I leave for Whistler, British Colombia then my season is over. Thanks for all the support!
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12/2/2016 03:47:55 am
Scandinavia is really a great place for us to think about and consider as well. I am glad that I have seen this and I will research more about this place and I will surely enjoy this place and my friends will remember it for the rest of their lives.
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3/6/2017 09:47:39 pm
I want to walk on those roads and I want to feel the cold weather in Scandinavia. I want to know more about this place and I want to meet some people so that they will help me and will confirm the things that I am making. This is a great place and they have a beautiful road that will encourage many people to visit this place.
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