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How Should the U S Fix Their Nordic Ski Team?
It seems to me that the tried and true method of developing skiers in
North America and having them race in North America is not working... I mean, France beat us! How do we fix the problem? Some ideas; 1) Have our athletes stay, train and race in Europe during the ski season. If this is too much of a burden for our athletes, then they probably aren't committed to being the best anyway. Then, have the National Championships in March when they come home from Europe. Nationals should set the team for the following year except for those who are in the Red Group and automatically qualify for expenses paid etc. 2) Identify athletes who have no chance of placing better than 50th, even 40th and leave them home. We can't waste valuable monetary resources on skiers who just don't have it. 3) Focus on Sprint racing and Marathons. France had a guy named Herve Balland who would ski Worldloppets and then join the French Team to ski the 50K at the Olympics and World Championships. He won medals... A skier like Carl Swenson fits that mold. Certain skiers would fit that category. Sprinters like Christian Zorzi have proven very effective at going 10K in a Relay. Lets develop speed first. Skiers like Andy Newell and Torin Koos should ski everything up to 10K in distance. 4) Identify skiers with huge talent like Kris Freeman and devote those limited resources to developing them. Any comments or ideas? J Tegeder "Keep training, lycra never lies!" JT |
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