We went down to Seiseralm, Italy for a couple of FIS GS's, the hill was not suited to my skiing (flat with alot of gliding) however I held my own and got some respectable results considering the time I've had on GS skis this season. From there we moved directly to Soll, Austria for a FIS SL, the field was tough with the full Canadian world champs team and some top Austrians competing, I skied a decent first run but crossed my tips close to the finish, I managed to stay in the course though with some acrobatic recovery skills. My second run in Soll was one of my best this season, a flowing clean run where things just clicked. I ended up in 5th with a smile on my face but still thinking what if I could put 2 of those runs together??? No time to dwell on it, next we jumped in the van to Bad Weissee, Germany for another couple of FIS SL races, the field was not as high standard as Soll but if I won I could score a result. I like that situation because it makes me ski on the limit with a 'win or bust' mentality. 1st day didn't go to plan I had big problems on the first run, then let rip on the second run but crashed out close to the finish however from watching the video I knew I was ripping. Today I attacked the first run and had a few 'moments' but most importantly I was fast and took the lead after the first run. The second run was quite a tough set and very bumpy with the ruts from the previous races, I skied solid but my mistakes were costly and I slipped to second place by 0.07 of a second!!!! Gutted!!! Happy I am skiing fast with mistakes though, that helps my mental approach, to feel comfortable with pushing my limits. 5 races, in 5 days, in 3 countries, sunny everyday hard snow everyday......... great road trip!!!
Day off tomorrow then on my way to the next European cups in the lead up to the World Champs.
