In ski racing, like most things, confidence is a fickle friend, but in a sport determined by hundredths of a second, it is paramount to success. A question my siblings always ask me is “why don’t you just slow down a little and finish instead of always going 100% and blowing out.” But it doesn’t work this way for me. If I don’t give close to 100%, my skiing is very reactive. I start thinking too much and get more and more backseat, not trusting myself to dive into the new turns in a powerful aggressive position, not making the move over terrain at the right time, and not trusting myself to release the skis at the end of the turn.
World Champs Reflections
World Champs Reflections
World Champs Reflections
In ski racing, like most things, confidence is a fickle friend, but in a sport determined by hundredths of a second, it is paramount to success. A question my siblings always ask me is “why don’t you just slow down a little and finish instead of always going 100% and blowing out.” But it doesn’t work this way for me. If I don’t give close to 100%, my skiing is very reactive. I start thinking too much and get more and more backseat, not trusting myself to dive into the new turns in a powerful aggressive position, not making the move over terrain at the right time, and not trusting myself to release the skis at the end of the turn.