On a day that promised high winds and questionable weather, we wound up with sunshine and great training until about 1PM. We set a 27 meter course shadowing the Austrians on our right. The course ran great and the athletes quickly adapted to GS after four days of slalom. Scott had a super day, working on pressure at the top of the turn. All 8 of his runs were within .3 seconds of each other. His final 5 runs in a fairly chopped course were within .13 seconds. He went home happy!
Just being here is a motivator. Watching these Swiss kids ski and work at their craft is impressive. They're focused and have really strong fundamentals. Heck, I've seen 40 kids here who would be Buddy Werner winners. So for an athlete like Scott it sends the clear message that he better work hard, because these Euro guys will be tough to beat. I suppose its like any sport; one needs to get out of the small pond and see what the other fish look like. This has been a very profitable trip by all measures.
Tonight the Masters attending the camp depart. I hate to see them go as they are a great group and it's good for the younger athletes to be around them. We have three days left on snow, one GS and two slalom. I have videos to post, but the internet is on super slow right now. Maybe tomorrow.
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