Sorry, no time for notes or photos just yet. But the Games are on. We race the day after tomorrow and things are already cranked up on the testing and training side of things. We are doing really well. Everyone is healthy, the attitude within the team is positive and focused. We are prepared. Stay tuned.
Category: XCFeeds
A collection of live feeds from cross-country ski blogs around the web.
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Opening Ceremonies Today Super-Dooper fans!!
This will be short, cause I’m running out the door to the opening ceremonies! nbsp;(an all day process….we leave the village at 1 PM and get back super late tonight)br /br /Check out this photo sent to me from Mrs Gray’s 3rd grade class at St. John Fisher School in Portland, Oregon! nbsp; These students took the time to make these great signs and send a picture! nbsp;So, why not post it on my blog as thank you?!?! nbsp; I’m fortunate to have ya’ll cheering. nbsp;Thank you, you rock! nbsp; FYI, Mrs Gray is married to Rob’s college friend, Alex…. thus the connection! nbsp;Apparently, Mrs. Gray’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students have a surprise package that Rob will deliver once he arrives here in Whistler on Monday!br /br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”
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Whistler
This is the beginning of day 3 at the Whistler Olympic Village. Life is pretty sweet here. Huge dining hall with some really good food. I had lamb twice yesterday to go along with some sushi and something called bannock, which is like a pancake/english muffin that goes well with every meal. So far the toughest question is which outfit to wear to dinner? We are definitely the best dressed team here thanks to Ralph Lauren and Nike. We got so much sweet stuff I don’t know if it will be possible to wear it all.
Tonight is the opening ceremonies. I skipped them in 2006 because I had a race the next morning and was debating going this time since it is a 8-10 hour trip. With my first race not until the 15th I made the call to go down. It is one of the things that people always talk about as a highlight of their Olympic experience so I need to do it at least once.
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Opening Ceremonies, Greenlaces, Olympic Village
Here I am with two of the most important things I have in the Olympic Village, my rifle and my green laces!
Hi Everyone.
Just a quick Opening Ceremonies Day post for you all. I’m in the Olympic Village now and things the preparation for the first race is almost over. Today I just have a short jog and recovery day. And, I will be heading over to Whistler to meet up at an Opening Ceremonies reception that US Biathlon has set up for athletes not walking in the Opening Ceremonies. Unfortunately, since our race is only two days away, and the entire Opening Ceremonies is scheduled to take 11 hours from door to door, I won’t be participating. It’s a tough call since I missed the Torino ceremonies for the same reason. But, I’m here to compete, not for the pomp and circumstance! You should still watch the Opening Ceremonies because my friend Mark Grimmette from Lake Placid – a five-time Olympian and two-time Olympic medalist in luge – will be the flag bearer for the U.S. Team. Congrats Mark!
In other news, Brian Martin (US Luge) and myself will be featured on the Greenlaces.org website as the Green Olympians of the Day, today, Ferbruary 12. Greenlaces will be featuring a different Green Olympian for each day throughout the Olympics. Be sure to check out their website
Wynn Roberts at check-in for the Olympic Village
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Pacing, pacing,pacing
Yesterday we decided to have a classic time trial on a 1km loop. The loop went up for 400 meters (about 90 seconds) and then rolled down and around with a combination of double pole and downhill step turns. Our team has been training well, but had only raced once in a 20 day period and we thought that they needed to learn a bit more about pacing themselves. We were right. Most (but not all) of the kids started too fast and then paid the price. The loop was tough because there was very little true recovery, but lots of race courses are like that.br /It was a great workout and we plan to do a similar one skating next week. It will be interesting to see how they adapt and whether they feel better AND go faster if they take it out a little more conservatively.br /Here are their lap times and their total times:br /br /Gage 3:18 3:45 3:49 3:57 3:42 18:31br /Tyler 3:23 3:35 3:28 3:28 3:21 17:15 br /Cambria 3:29 3:45 3:48 3:50 3:47 18:39br /Hallie 3:43 3:49 3:57 4:01 3:56 19:29br /Brooke 3:45 4:12 4:12 4:11 4:03 20:23br /Rachel 3:23 3:44 3:47 3:55 3:46 18:35br /Mac 3:07 3:33 3:37 3:38 3:33 17:28br /Heather 3:22 3:43 3:52 3:55 3:37 18:29br /Izzy C 3:17 3:34 3:46 3:44 3:39 18:00br /J. Austin 3:04 3:20 3:22 3:26 3:23 3:20 3:25 3:20 3:25 3:19 33:24br /Magnus 3:07 3:20 3:21 3:26 3:28 3:32 3:37 3:30 3:24 3:17 34:02br /Skyler 3:03 3:11 3:14 3:19 3:17 3:19 3:29 3:31 3:24 3:15 33:06div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-7726124858616419361?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Sara Renner and I share a belly bump after her incredible bronze medal in the Canmore World Cup February 6th.
And now it’s time for the big show. I’m really stoked to be going to the opening ceremonies. I’m looking forward to my reunion with Callaghan Valley, the location of Whistler Olympic Park, where I’ve spent some great training hours the past 4 years. I can’t wait to watch my sister race biathlon in the “stadium next door.” I can’t wait to hang and enjoy the good eats whipped up by our chefs in the ski team’s hors-village accommodation.
But most of all…
… I’m going to have a great time racing with the rings on my chest and the home crowd cheers ringing in my ears.
A THOUSAND THANK YOUS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME GET TO THIS POINT: READY FOR THE 2010 OLYMPICS!
I’m going to take a time out from blogging for some great focusing. Thank you for coming with me on the journey and I’ll update when I’m done focusing on and enjoying the moments.
Wish me luck on Feb 17th in the classic sprint, Feb 25th in the 4x5km relay, and possibly (awaiting coaches/teammates decisions on Feb 22nd in the team sprint and Feb 27th in the 30km classic.
As for the last games I’m packing a big smile and my air guitar…
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Sara Renner and I share a belly bump after her incredible bronze medal in the Canmore World Cup February 6th.
And now it’s time for the big show. I’m really stoked to be going to the opening ceremonies. I’m looking forward to my reunion with Callaghan Valley, the location of Whistler Olympic Park, where I’ve spent some great training hours the past 4 years. I can’t wait to watch my sister race biathlon in the “stadium next door.” I can’t wait to hang and enjoy the good eats whipped up by our chefs in the ski team’s hors-village accommodation.
But most of all…
… I’m going to have a great time racing with the rings on my chest and the home crowd cheers ringing in my ears.
A THOUSAND THANK YOUS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME GET TO THIS POINT: READY FOR THE 2010 OLYMPICS!
I’m going to take a time out from blogging for some great focusing. Thank you for coming with me on the journey and I’ll update when I’m done focusing on and enjoying the moments.
Wish me luck on Feb 17th in the classic sprint, Feb 25th in the 4x5km relay, and possibly (awaiting coaches/teammates decisions on Feb 22nd in the team sprint and Feb 27th in the 30km classic.
As for the last games I’m packing a big smile and my air guitar…
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Sara Renner and I share a belly bump after her incredible bronze medal in the Canmore World Cup February 6th.
And now it’s time for the big show. I’m really stoked to be going to the opening ceremonies. I’m looking forward to my reunion with Callaghan Valley, the location of Whistler Olympic Park, where I’ve spent some great training hours the past 4 years. I can’t wait to watch my sister race biathlon in the “stadium next door.” I can’t wait to hang and enjoy the good eats whipped up by our chefs in the ski team’s hors-village accommodation.
But most of all…
… I’m going to have a great time racing with the rings on my chest and the home crowd cheers ringing in my ears.
A THOUSAND THANK YOUS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME GET TO THIS POINT: READY FOR THE 2010 OLYMPICS!
I’m going to take a time out from blogging for some great focusing. Thank you for coming with me on the journey and I’ll update when I’m done focusing on and enjoying the moments.
Wish me luck on Feb 17th in the classic sprint, Feb 25th in the 4x5km relay, and possibly (awaiting coaches/teammates decisions on Feb 22nd in the team sprint and Feb 27th in the 30km classic.
As for the last games I’m packing a big smile and my air guitar…
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Sara Renner and I share a belly bump after her incredible bronze medal in the Canmore World Cup February 6th.
And now it’s time for the big show. I’m really stoked to be going to the opening ceremonies. I’m looking forward to my reunion with Callaghan Valley, the location of Whistler Olympic Park, where I’ve spent some great training hours the past 4 years. I can’t wait to watch my sister race biathlon in the “stadium next door.” I can’t wait to hang and enjoy the good eats whipped up by our chefs in the ski team’s hors-village accommodation.
But most of all…
… I’m going to have a great time racing with the rings on my chest and the home crowd cheers ringing in my ears.
A THOUSAND THANK YOUS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME GET TO THIS POINT: READY FOR THE 2010 OLYMPICS!
I’m going to take a time out from blogging for some great focusing. Thank you for coming with me on the journey and I’ll update when I’m done focusing on and enjoying the moments.
Wish me luck on Feb 17th in the classic sprint, Feb 25th in the 4x5km relay, and possibly (awaiting coaches/teammates decisions on Feb 22nd in the team sprint and Feb 27th in the 30km classic.
As for the last games I’m packing a big smile and my air guitar…
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Sara Renner and I share a belly bump after her incredible bronze medal in the Canmore World Cup February 6th.
And now it’s time for the big show. I’m really stoked to be going to the opening ceremonies. I’m looking forward to my reunion with Callaghan Valley, the location of Whistler Olympic Park, where I’ve spent some great training hours the past 4 years. I can’t wait to watch my sister race biathlon in the “stadium next door.” I can’t wait to hang and enjoy the good eats whipped up by our chefs in the ski team’s hors-village accommodation.
But most of all…
… I’m going to have a great time racing with the rings on my chest and the home crowd cheers ringing in my ears.
A THOUSAND THANK YOUS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME GET TO THIS POINT: READY FOR THE 2010 OLYMPICS!
I’m going to take a time out from blogging for some great focusing. Thank you for coming with me on the journey and I’ll update when I’m done focusing on and enjoying the moments.
Wish me luck on Feb 17th in the classic sprint, Feb 25th in the 4x5km relay, and possibly (awaiting coaches/teammates decisions on Feb 22nd in the team sprint and Feb 27th in the 30km classic.
As for the last games I’m packing a big smile and my air guitar…
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Snoqualmie snow and catch up!
Oh boy…. so much has happened in the last two days. Its gone by fast but 48 hours ago also seems like an eternity. nbsp;One reason I’ve been delayed is because my CAMERA BROKE! nbsp;So, instead of blogging earlier, I had to take the entire afternoon to go on a camera hunt into the Whistler village. BINGO. I got one. nbsp;(Can you really think of a more inopportune time to have your camera break – the DAY before the opening ceremonies of the Olympics?!)br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”
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Canmore.
I have finally arrived back in Marquette after my two week long trip that started at the Telemark SuperTour and ended in Canmore, Canada. The trip was really awesome and I have to thank all of my supporters who helped me make the trip up to Canmore possible.
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Skiing. Finally!
After taking two days off of skiing for travel and processing, I couldn’t believe how good it felt to simply get outside and go skiing again this morning. So many things have been packed into the past couple of days that it felt like weeks since I’d been on snow.
Simi Hamilton getting it done
The trails at Whistler were exactly as I remembered them; soggy and variable with plenty of snow. The only things that have really changed is a bunch of scaffolding for banners and stands, as well as TV cameras lining the trails. I’m sure they’ll be different with spectators lining the course, but for now, they’re the same old Whistler trails I’ve been skiing on for the past couple of years. And it feels great to be back!
For as easy as it was to take cool pictures in Canmore, these photos really capture the dreariness of the venue. If they look a little dark, imagine skiing out there. As one of the camera men said as it was dumping wet flakes all over the camera he was trying to hook-up, “Hey, it could be worse. It could be snowing!” These are the conditions I’ve been expecting since I first skied here two years ago and I’m into it.
Fortunately, there’s not a lot to report today. A light jog around the village this morning to see it in the daylight for the first time, breakfast in the massive athletes dining hall, the 45 minute bus ride from the Village to the venue. Security is tight around here and that adds extra time to anything, but they’re obviously taking our safety seriously. The only thing that was sketchy today is that our bus driver to the venue this morning is from Texas and said he’d never driven in snow before. Hmmm.
After lunch, our entire team went through blood testing. Cross Country and Nordic Combined are the only two sports at the Games, that I’m aware of, that are getting blanket blood testing (where the entire field is tested). It feels great to know that we can show the World what we’re capable of doing as clean athletes.
View from our room
James Southam and I are roommates here in the Village. We might not have the biggest room in the Village, but we’re definitely the most centrally located, with the Village Square right below us. Nice to be a 2 minute walk from the dining hall!
I finally had a chance to lay down this afternoon and get a nice nap in, while listening to the rain fall on the roof outside our room. Nice to finally be settled in and have a day under my belt in the Village, getting back into a little bit of a routine again. I’m heading out for a quick jog before dinner, then we’ve got more meetings later tonight.
I’ve added a couple of links on the side of this page to make this site a little more of a “one stop shop” for your Olympic news. Let me know if you’re into it or if you’d rather keep this site simple.
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A few words and pictures
Over the weekend I traveled to Minnesota for the City of Lakes Loppet. On Saturday night I raced in the city sprints and on Sunday I did the 33km freestyle loppet. The race started at Theodore Wirth Park, crosses the lakes in Minneapolis and finished downtown.
Rounding one of the first corners of the 33km freestyle loppet
Uphill in the woods.
My brother, Matt Weier, team Rossignol and 8th place overall!
Snowshoeing with my Grandma by my parent's house in Mahtomedi, MN
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HP05 at Marcialonga
I received a note from Luciano, the owner of SOLDA Wax. He was at the Marcialonga Marathon in Italy helping to wax skis for the Italian Teams. They also provided wax to other teams. Turns out that both the women’s and men’s winners, Oskar Svärd amp; Jenny Hansson had their skis waxed with SOLDA HP05. These Swedish team athletes had fast skis from beginning to end.br /br /Other HP05 applications were fast at the Boulder Mountain Tour in Sun Valley. I was waxed with Solda F40 Red and HP05. I heard a rumor that some of the podium finishers were on Solda F31 Violet and HP05. I will try to confirm this and post more later. My skis were good at the start and in the last 10km of a 32 km race they were faster than most of the others around me.br /br /At the Badger State games in Wisconsin HP05 – S30 mix was fast for the whole race. Mark Nienstaedt skied a strong race winning the men over 50 class and 4th overall.br /br /Again, in cold transformed snow HP05 comes through as always.br /br /Have a good next chapter. br /prebr //prediv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6589659500745667109-8249625551394385111?l=www.webskis.com%2Fwebskisblog.html’ alt=” //div
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