Conclusion of Team Trials

Our four race team trials series has concluded and we are now into our season. Team trials were a very mixed experience for me. I had problems in Lake Placid which is usually my stronghold and slid well in park city which is normally more of a challenge for me. My first race in Lake Placid was a solid 3rd place, but was followed by a freak 5th place after I made a very big mistake in curve 4, which cost me a half second on my first run. I placed in 4th both races in park city, which numerically is not the position I want, but I was very close to the fastest sleds, more so than in the past, as these two races were incredibly close. On a more positive note all of my summer training has paid off big time. I am the fastest I have ever been, as I set a personal best in Park City on the start at 4.87. I am currently staying on the west coast until I leave for the intercontinental cup on november 19th, which starts in Winterberg Germany. I will be doing some sliding and alot of physical preparation for the Intercontinetal cup. With both the world cup and intercontinental cup teams named, the next step in the selection process begins. We will have 7 international races before the jan 20 date when the Olympic team is named. On this date the points that everyone has earned will be added up and the top 2 or 3 ( depending on how we perform as a team) will go to the olympics. Im headed up to Whistler to the Olympic track on the 3rd of November to get a good look at the track to prepare for later in the season. I hope all is well with everyone.

Caleb