Brigitte Egan: Times are getting faster, bruises getting bigger.
Brigitte Egan: Times are getting faster, bruises getting bigger. “Ignorance is Bliss” no longer exists…I am fully aware of the consequences of incompetent steering and the feeling of satisfaction from an almost clean run. Exhilaration increases as does the speed.
Michelle Steele: This week I learnt more about Skeleton than I thought I would in a month. I now feel that I’m steering the sled, not that it’s steering me. My first crash was an experience that in future I’ll steer away from. It was an interesting week that started with an awesome rest day in Banff and ended with us feeling as if we were in carnage camp. Crashes and bruises are part of the experience and for me it was the best week yet.
Melissa Hoar: Week 2 of Skelly sliding has been a week of applying concepts. We’ve had time to slide the course in a state of ignorance and hope, now we must learn to drive throughout to decrease times (and spills!). Skill sequencing has increasing importance and influence.
Nicole Apps: The first couple of weeks have been like nothing else on earth. The cold, the excitement and the speed have all meant that this is unforgettable. With each slide I am hungry for more speed, more adrenalin and more excitement. Each run however is quite unique, invaluable in every sense of the word. The fact that its just you, the sled and the ice is truly a spiritual experience.
Bronwyn Magdulski: Any day now we should get a call from the Bruise Tape people offering sponsorship – but in the meantime we’re learning the subtle differences the weather has on the track. We’ve had frost and snow and we’ve figured out that a “hot spritz” isn’t edible except metaphorically.
Emma Lincoln-Smith: This week has been a completely different feeling than to what my mind was thinking last week. I feel like smashing your shoulder on the side of the wall is just part of the ride. The easiest way to describe Skeleton is that its fabulously fun.
Bindee Goon Chew: From an exciting first week into hard work and learning the intricacies of actually learning the curves and steering with bodily niggles. Lots of concentration, frustration, with the continuing thrill of speed.
Melissa Breasley: The main difference for me between last week and this, has to be that we now know why we are getting nailed on a run and unfortunately when we are about to be! It’s still the best sport ever though.
Jessica Knox: The week has been filled with nervous anticipation, a bit of the flu and the exhilaration of sliding. The sport is coming more into perspective as the first major bruises appear on my hips and mistiming the steer results in exiting a curve airborne on the side of my sled. But you bounce back, instinct takes over, and you head straight back to the top to get the rush all over again.
Emma Sheers: Week 2 has been a rollercoaster of emotions and a steep learning curve. Several days were spent sliding down the ice feet first instead of head first, and learning about Curve 8 the hard way after flipping coming out of it. The latter part of the week was exciting, getting faster, learning to drive better, getting all the way to the bottom of the course knowing where you are and what you are doing. Learning Skeleton is really about “control” and now we are beginning to have some. This sport only gets better.
Michelle Steele: This week I learnt more about Skeleton than I thought I would in a month. I now feel that I’m steering the sled, not that it’s steering me. My first crash was an experience that in future I’ll steer away from. It was an interesting week that started with an awesome rest day in Banff and ended with us feeling as if we were in carnage camp. Crashes and bruises are part of the experience and for me it was the best week yet.
Melissa Hoar: Week 2 of Skelly sliding has been a week of applying concepts. We’ve had time to slide the course in a state of ignorance and hope, now we must learn to drive throughout to decrease times (and spills!). Skill sequencing has increasing importance and influence.
Nicole Apps: The first couple of weeks have been like nothing else on earth. The cold, the excitement and the speed have all meant that this is unforgettable. With each slide I am hungry for more speed, more adrenalin and more excitement. Each run however is quite unique, invaluable in every sense of the word. The fact that its just you, the sled and the ice is truly a spiritual experience.
Bronwyn Magdulski: Any day now we should get a call from the Bruise Tape people offering sponsorship – but in the meantime we’re learning the subtle differences the weather has on the track. We’ve had frost and snow and we’ve figured out that a “hot spritz” isn’t edible except metaphorically.
Emma Lincoln-Smith: This week has been a completely different feeling than to what my mind was thinking last week. I feel like smashing your shoulder on the side of the wall is just part of the ride. The easiest way to describe Skeleton is that its fabulously fun.
Bindee Goon Chew: From an exciting first week into hard work and learning the intricacies of actually learning the curves and steering with bodily niggles. Lots of concentration, frustration, with the continuing thrill of speed.
Melissa Breasley: The main difference for me between last week and this, has to be that we now know why we are getting nailed on a run and unfortunately when we are about to be! It’s still the best sport ever though.
Jessica Knox: The week has been filled with nervous anticipation, a bit of the flu and the exhilaration of sliding. The sport is coming more into perspective as the first major bruises appear on my hips and mistiming the steer results in exiting a curve airborne on the side of my sled. But you bounce back, instinct takes over, and you head straight back to the top to get the rush all over again.
Emma Sheers: Week 2 has been a rollercoaster of emotions and a steep learning curve. Several days were spent sliding down the ice feet first instead of head first, and learning about Curve 8 the hard way after flipping coming out of it. The latter part of the week was exciting, getting faster, learning to drive better, getting all the way to the bottom of the course knowing where you are and what you are doing. Learning Skeleton is really about “control” and now we are beginning to have some. This sport only gets better.
