Had start number 32 starting right behind Alain. Was feeling great going into the start after my performances in training lately, however the massive ruts after the recent snowfall caught me out as I made 3 huge mistakes in my 1st run and struggled into the finish. In the 2nd run I had a bit of an all or nothing attitude, I was skiing ok on the top section dealing with the ruts much better but unfortunately I got thrown back and couldn't make the next gate.
In all a frustrating day after how I know I can ski at the moment. My approach to these races was to use them to get back into race mode but I still have high expectations of myself so I just have to take it on the chin and move on to focusing on tomorrows race on the same hill in Loveland.
Bye for now
Noel
