Team Trials Results and Race Schedule

In US Skeleton National Team Trials, I earned a spot on the Intercontinental Cup team, the racing tour just one step below the World Cup. SUPER stoked as I didn't expect to come out of Trials QUITE so well, (though of course hoped). Was a bit shell-shocked for a couple days, and now am in the midst of preparing for the season. A complete whirlwind...

For the first half, we leave November 21, the weekend before Thanksgiving, and will be racing in Europe for a month. A month!

• Winterberg, Germany, 2 races (northwest Germany)
  
• Königssee, Germany, 1 race (near Salzburg, Austria)
  
• Cesana, Italy, 1 race (2006 Turino track)
• Igls, Austria (near Innsbruck)
  

For second half, after the holiday break, we leave January 3, and will race for 3 weeks, though one of those weeks will be here in Park City, so I don't have to travel for that.

• Lake Placid, New York, 1 race
• Calgary, Canada, 2 races
• Park City, Utah, 1 race
  

Phew! Getting work covered, coordinating with 5 others to get tickets, hotels, and cars booked, and making sure I can afford it all has been crazy. But we've been so successful that all three of us girls arrive in Frankfurt, via three different airlines, within 5 minutes of each other!

So, speaking toward the last point, only the World Cup athletes are funded, so as you know we have to pay for our own airfare, hotels, food, race fees, rental cars, etc. It adds up pretty quickly!

I've decided to sell some of my bike and ski/board gear to help fund these expenses. Priorities right now do not include biking and skiing/boarding, right?!!

The saddest = parting with my downhill bike:



It is for the best though, since I only got to ride it about 3 times this summer, and can't afford to hurt myself and sabotage skeleton training. And if it means less $ on my credit cards, it's an easier choice! :)