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Good and Bad Day in Luge
Thursday started off good. I got a new personal record (PR) on start #4! Then a few runs later I hit the wall hard a few times. Check out the video for my PR run and a few pics of my battle scars.
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Lots Of Runs Today!
Wow! What a day! Normally we do 3 or 4 runs per day. Today we did 10!!! I’m going to be sore. The first three runs I rubbed a few walls but the last 7 were clean! Also, I am no longer braking at the start! I’ll spare you from watching all 10 runs, so I am sharing a few short clips plus my...
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First Hard Crash!
So today started out not so good. First run…I crashed hard. Off my sled. First time I have came off my sled. It’s in the video, so you have to watch it. BUT…I did four total runs and things got better and better as they day went along. Be sure to watch all of the way to the end to see...
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Fun With D-Team Friends!
Sunday is check in day at the Olympic Training Center. I had so much fun hanging out with my USA Luge D-Team friends playing in the snow, sledding, and building a snowman! Tomorrow we get down to business and back on the track!
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Back For More!
After a long drive I am back in Lake Placid for more training, and guess what! It is Winter here!
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Lots Of Starts
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First Day Of Training '24
Super soft ice made for a rough track. Steph left some skin on the track and gained some nice bumps and bruises, but she will be back at it again tomorrow morning!
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Check In and New Gear
Sunday is check in day. Stephanie checks in at the US Olympic and Paralympic Training Center (OPTC). After a quick meeting where they shared the schedule for the week and went over the ground rules the team was off to the US Luge Headquarters to get sized up for their “new” equipment. I put...
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Road Trip to Lake Placid, NY for Luge
We packed up the car and headed out on to the road. We drive through the countryside headed to Lake Placid, NY where Stephanie would spend the next week training. After 11 hours in the car we arrived at our Airbnb. Home away from home for the next week. Steph liked the HUGE bed and immediately claimed...
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Party Time and the Start of the Season!
Thank you to everyone who came out last night to send Stephanie off with good vibes & lots of love…she is on her way to Lake Placid now! Stephanie is excited for a great sliding season!!!

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