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Athlete Spotlight: Meet Steph Currie

Steph Currie has an astounding skiing history. She grew up skiing at Osler Bluff Ski Club and then competed as a FIS athlete for a decade, including three years on the Ontario Ski Team, four years at Dartmouth College, and three years back on the Ontario Ski Team. Her other successes include representing Canada at the 2018 World Junior Championships and being recognized as a prospective competitor in the 2022 Beijing Olympics before an untimely injury.

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Coach Spotlight: Meet Laura Berry

🏠Hometown: Barrie, Ontario

⛷️Years Coaching: 20+ years

🎖️Licenses/Certs: Entry Level Advanced CR, Development Level TR, CPTN-PT, NCCP LF/CE

👤 Currently Coaching: Head Coach at Snow Valley Ski Resort

🔎Coaching Experience: All ages at club level, Head Coach

☃️ First stepped on snow: Age 5

✍🏽Phrase of guidance: Push your self to be better than you were the day before. Just stop and take it in, the joy, the challenge and the beauty of skiing!

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Straight Talk: The Menstrual Cycle and Training

Ever wonder how your menstrual cycle impacts your training performance? In continuation of our last article highlight, this week we share an article by Dr. Stacy Sims outlining how female athletes can best support their training and athletic records by catering to their menstrual cycle.

https://www.drstacysims.com/blog/nail-a-pr-at-every-phase-of-your-menstrual-cycle

Coach Spotlight: Meet Tora Hoshizaki

It takes a village to raise an alpine ski racer—and coach. Sure, it’s become cliché but it’s also true. Just ask Tora Hoshizaki, who got right to the facts for her AWiS profile.
🏠Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
⛷️Years Coaching: 2 years
🎖️Licenses/Certs: Entry Level CR
👤 Currently Coaching: U14 at Nakiska Alpine Ski Association
🔎Coaching Experience: U14

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Athlete Spotlight: Meet Mila Plavsic

Mila Plavsic‘s devotion to skiing began at an astonishingly young age; she hopped on her skis and relished the excitement of racing with BC’s Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club from the age of five. Mila’s narrative, nevertheless, is about more than solely physical accomplishment; it is also about giving back and developing the next generation of skiers. During the summer, she gives her time and skills to instruct U14 dryland training for Tyee. Her conviction in the transformative power of coaching and mentorship shines through her commitment to guiding young athletes, and instilling confidence and resilience, which lead to great performance.

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Straight Talk: Cycle-Sync Style Training

Have you ever wondered whether or not women are more prone to training fluctuations? Do you know why? As one constant, but fluctuating factor, the menstrual cycle greatly impacts female performance. In our series of articles by Dr. Stacy Sims, MSc, PhD, an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist from Stanford, October’s article is focused on the science of training in relation to the female menstrual cycle and how women can better training by cycle syncing.

Love It or Hate It: Dryland Training Is Key

Why is dryland pre-season training so important? What are the phases of pre-season training in ski racing? In his article, Dr. Jim Taylor, explains the various phases of dryland training and the psychological background of “the grind.” Dr. Taylor competed internationally while skiing for Burke Mountain Academy, Middlebury College, and the University of Colorado. He is the creator of the “Prime Ski Racing” series of online courses and the author of Train Your Mind for Athletic Success.

Thanks for the article recommendation Titouan Olanié, Vancouver Ski Team (VST) Head Coach in Vancouver, BC.

https://skiracing.com/our-love-hate-relationship-with-prep-period-physical-conditioning/