Kate and Brooke were in Norway last week, taking in the culture of Scandinavian skiing racing in the Liatoppen biathlon festival!
Of course all ski trips have time for just hanging out!
Youth biathletes from all over were competing, and this is a cool experience geared toward younger athletes. After spending about a week getting used to the scene over in Norway, Kate and Brooke and other teammates from the US competed in 3 races with giant crowds of competitors…we’re often used to biathlon being a pretty small event in America, especially at the youth level. So this was certainly a different and very defining experience!
It was a long season with difficult snow conditions here in New England, and many among our Juniors have already shifted focus to resting, vacationing, or spring sports such as lacrosse and track. However, ski races have still been going off here and there, particularly in Scandinavia where the fever runs rampant for anything on snow! It is great to extend the season as long as you can, and getting to do so in a new and inspiring environment can make clipping into the race skis in mid-April that much easier.
As spring break approaches, all the MNC athletes are probably looking forward to a real break. Things start up with Spring Training on May 7th!
Kate racing with blue skies and nice snow!
