I was lucky enough to spend Christmas with my fiancé and her family in the U.P and enjoy the special time in the midst of a pandemic. In order to qualify for Period 3 World Cups, I had to partake in official-unofficial time trials in Craftsbury which meant I had to start my quarantine early with Kameron’s family and drive across the country to avoid the 10 day quarantine necessary to re-enter Vermont if you fly. I placed second in the 15k skate to Adam Martin in the one time trial I was able to attend and waited anxiously to hear if I had made the cut for World Cups. In the intervening weeks I took advantage of the snowmaking loop at Craftsbury to put some valuable on-snow time and work on the crucial transition from dryland training to snow racing as my only time on snow before was the 10 days before the Davos World Cup.

I am looking forward to heading over to Finland this Sunday pending a negative COVID test and looking for a little redemption after my lackluster 49th place in Davos. With a full field of Norwegians and Finns, it should be a tough race, but I am looking forward to the challenge. I hope all of you have found fresh corduroy and extra blue tracks post-Christmas and are staying healthy and safe. Until next time!