by Sage Jackson | Mar 15, 2022 | Michael Earnhart
My original plan for after junior worlds was heading to Northern Italy for OPA cup finals. However, after looking through the logistics of the trip it seemed like the ratio of effort to benefit was too high and I decided to instead head to Minneapolis for Junior...
by Sage Jackson | Mar 3, 2022 | Michael Earnhart
We started our time in Norway with five days in Hafjell, a world renowned venue for Nordic skiing. Hafjell lacks competition trails and we were the only nation there allowing us to adjust to the time change in a stress free environment. My pictures do not do the...
by Sage Jackson | Feb 17, 2022 | Michael Earnhart
Since US nationals I have been laying low and keeping things simple. After a big week of stressful racing like nationals its nice to spend some time at home where I can focus on training and recovery. This semester I decided to not take any classes for school knowing...
by Sage Jackson | Jan 13, 2022 | Michael Earnhart
Better late than never, right?The last two races of Nationals ended up being rather poor results, leaving me without the motivation to write about them. No one enjoys hearing about bad things so I will keep this brief.The third race of Nationals was a 15 kilometer...
by Sage Jackson | Jan 5, 2022 | Michael Earnhart
This year U.S. nationals are being hosted at Soldier Hollow, Utah. Unfortunately for me this venue is at 5,500 feet of altitude. For someone like me who trains at sea level year round this is less than ideal. Nationals is only my third competition at altitude making...