About me
My story
I started skiing super young, and gravitated towards it more as a competitive sport when I was in middle school. At that time, it was fun for me because I was good, and although I did enjoy the tactical aspects of racing, it wasn’t really fun for me until I was able to get over extreme nervousness and enjoy racing for all of the other fun parts that I’ve really come to enjoy, such as pushing myself, getting scrappy on the trails, and competing with people I really like.
Outside of skiing, I’ve always liked doing things outside like fishing in Kenai and enjoying nature through training. I also graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2024 with a Civil Engineering degree! I’ve since moved into working a few hours a week for the engineering consultation firm HDR, which has been super fun. Still need to dial in the balance but I really enjoy the opportunities to work my brain doing some more academic-type stuff. It’s hard to do much more than those things with training, but I get out camping or something with my friends often enough. :)
Within training, my favorite things to do are long runs and finishing hard skate intervals. That post-max effort feeling is one of the best in the biz. One thing I don’t like that much right now is waxing and ski knowledge/testing, but that’s something I’m working on, as knowing what skis to use in what conditions is super important if you want to show up on fast skis!
My current job of skiing professionally on the World Cup with a lot of my best friends is a dream come true. I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to train or race just about every day, especially because it takes me to some very cool places, both around the world and in my backyard. I’m so thankful for all the people that have helped get me here and continue to support me on my journey to being the best I can be! And just grateful in general to the American nordic skiing community for being a great thing to be a part of, no matter where you are.
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