{"id":215,"date":"2017-09-04T17:03:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T17:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ogmogulskier.com\/blog\/?p=215"},"modified":"2018-05-10T14:49:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T14:49:21","slug":"teamlivy-201718-update-3-my-training-trip-down-unda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliviagiaccio.com\/blog\/training\/teamlivy-201718-update-3-my-training-trip-down-unda\/","title":{"rendered":"My Training Trip Down Unda!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi All!<\/h1>\n

I hope your summer is wrapping up nicely and you enjoyed your holiday weekend. I recently returned from a 3 week+ on-snow camp in\u00a0Australia where I skied on my 17th birthday, ate a lot of Mint Slices and Tim Tams, saw some kangaroos, competed in the Australian New Zealand Cup, and completed a very productive training camp.<\/p>\n

\"Toppa's

Toppa’s Dream<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Toppa’s Dream<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Over the past month, I have been working hard at Perisher, Australia, on the infamous Toppa\u2019s Dream<\/a>, one of the toughest courses in the world, progressing my technique in all areas: turns, speed, and jumps. The past month has led to many improvements, many of which were attributed to my turns, the part of my competition run that I am improving the most this summer. Each day, I worked on making my turns more consistent as well as taking a straighter, more direct path through the bumps, becoming faster as a result.<\/p>\n

Throughout camp, I skied in all kinds of variable weather – rain, snow, sunshine, wind – which made for great training, ensuring that I\u2019m ready to ski in anything during competition. The venue hosted many international teams, including Canada, Australia, France, Japan, China, Bermuda, Switzerland, South Korea, the UK and the United States.\u00a0I enjoy training on this course, as it is a challenge to ski my best on, as well as a great place to make improvements.<\/p>\n

Competing in the Australian New Zealand Cup<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

The Australian New Zealand Cup<\/strong><\/h1>\n

This on-snow camp culminated with competing in the Australian New Zealand Cup. This two day singles mogul event comprised of Many World Cup athletes who were currently training in Perisher competed in this two-day singles mogul event. The event itself offered a great opportunity to get back in competition mode against a strong field while still in the preparation season. The experience and results from these events are utilized by my coaches and I to evaluate my training thus far and conclude which adjustments are necessary to make before the World Cup season starts.<\/p>\n

My jumps for this event were 360 and back layout. My goal with this event was to lay down my best run each and every time, especially with regards to my turns and speed, and see where it lead me (in terms of results). Although I solely focused on the execution of my run each time, I was satisfied with the consequent results, especially seeing as I have 3 months of preparation season left to make improvements before the real season kicks in. As I had anticipated, my turns still need the most work, but I am\u00a0very<\/em>\u00a0happy with my overall progress and how consistently I competed from one run to the next! \u00a0On the first day of competition, I finished in 3rd place, just behind the #1 and #2 ranked athletes on the World Cup Tour; and on the second day, I finished in 2nd behind this past year\u2019s World Cup Tour winner and World Champion, Britt Cox!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n