I made it home in time for Christmas and US National Championships after concluding our 5 week early season race circuit in Canmore, AB. I couldn’t have been happier to spend the holidays with family and friends and also loved getting to race on my home turf. After my first sprint heat Peter Valaas asked me, “Katie, were you smiling during your race?” I told him I certainly wasn’t trying to
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