From the FasterSkier archive — posts syndicated from athletes’ and coaches’ own blogs between 2004 and 2012, kept online as published. Current coverage is at fasterskier.com.

Kershaw’s Korner: New York, Paris, Tokyo, Milan, Sudbury.

Although my life at times may seem glamorous, the above cities (excluding one) mentioned were just thrown in to get your attention. As random as that sounds – and the reality is that I’ve only ever stepped foot in two of them.