We left for St Johann last Sunday morning so that we would get there just before our inspection. The course was interesting to say the least! They had injected the course from top to bottom which meant they had sprayed water into the snow so that it was solid ice. This made it incredibly painful on the landings of the jumps and extremely dangerous. Not only was the course incredibly hard but it was also at night! The race course was flood lit so seeing on course was not a problem however getting to the course from the gondola, it was pitch black! Luckily I had my trusty Satski (www.satsportsgps.com) to hand which guided me effortlessly down the run all the way to the top of the course.
Over 5 helicopters and 6 blood wagons were used at the race which was absurd! I raced ok, but the course was more alpine than skicross. Not my fortay! This being the case i didnt do too well but still managed to finish in one piece!! The finals of the race saw some interesting results with World Champion skicross racer Tomas Kraus not qualify and Simon Stickl winning the race.
That evening we had a team ceremony in the main town which was brilliant. All the teams lined up just up the road, all stood behind there correct flags. We marched into town proudly behind the GB flag into a huge crowd that took pictures and cheered.
After this all the teams were treated to a traditional Austrian dinner with some interesting entertainment. There was a group of men that wore very tight shorts and performed a very odd traditional dancing!!
We left St Johann yesterday morning with the daunting 8 hour drive staring us in the face. This time it did take us 8 hours to get to Les Contamines thank god. Today we trained on course which was fantastic. The course is perfect with huge features and the landings matching the jumps.
Tomorrow is qualifying and i will do my very best to make it a perfect run.
Take care and remember to keep shredding xx
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