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Monday, April 30th, 2007

Last days of ski

Hello Reno,
Wow can you believe this weather- it is finally nice.  Hope everyone was able to get out and do something fun this weekend.  We went for a hike up in Tahoe and then played on the beach the rest of the day- it was beautiful .  It has been amazing being home the last month but now I’m off again tomorrow to Park City.  I’m going to meet up with the team and we are going to do some physical testing and begin new work out programs for the summer.  We are also going to do a little freeskiing at Snowbird which should be fun.  As for the skiing in Tahoe, the last week has been great so hurry up and get out there before all of the snow melts.  Have a great rest of the spring- summer is on it’s way- whoohoo- nothing better than summer in the Reno-Tahoe area.
Will write more soon.
Shelly Robertson

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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Update from Worlds

Hi Reno,
     Wow, so much has been happening since my last blog.  I went to Apex, Canada and then onto Voss, Norway where I qualified for World Championships, which were in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy last week.  And now I’m back home again for a couple of days before heading off for the last competition of the year in Killington, Vermont- National Championships.  As for results, I am very happy as to the way the season finished up.  With a 5th, 6th and 7th place finish at the last three world cups and 6th and 7th at World Championships, I am very proud to say that I finished every race in the top 10- whoohoo.  Consistency is something that I have struggled with over the last couple of years so it feels really good to finally break through that mental game and just ski.  Not only am I excited about skiing well, but I’m finishing the season healthy and uninjured which is a huge accomplishment in our sport and is going to make training this summer that much easier. 
     If you are interested in watching world championships it can be seen on www.wcsn.com under freestyle world championships- the user name and password is as follows: pmfallow@verizon.net, password- brandy. 
     As for what is next, I’m really excited for Nationals next week- I’m definitely looking for a win there.  Then when I get home I’m going to be very busy with the women’s ski clinics that I am going to be hosting throughout April.  The clinics are going to be geared toward intermediate to advanced skiers that are looking to improve their skills in the bumps, steeps, groomers- the entire mountain.  It is going to be a non-intimidating environment where women can have fun skiing with other women of the same ability and pick up some useful tips along the way.  Not only is it going to be a lot of fun but I’m also excited because a percentage of the proceeds are going to be donated to up and coming freestyle athletes that need financial assistance for travel and competition expenses next year, so we will be doing it for a great cause as well.  If you or any of your friends might be interested please visit the website www.skiwithshellyrobertson.com for more information and come join us on the hill!!!
Thanks again for all of your support and I will keep you posted on Nationals!
Shelly Robertson 

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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Konnichi wa from Japan

Konnichi wa from Japan,
Well as you read in the last blog I’m in Japan and it has been amazing.  I love this place because the scenery is amazing, the sushi is great, the course is really difficult and the crowds are large.  The only thing that hasn’t been great this week is the weather.  It has been all over the place, snowing, raining, foggy, beautiful sunshine, slush, ice, even a few inches of powder.  Yesterday the competition ran smoothly with the American team doing well.  I was the second American female finisher at 7th, with my teammate Michelle finishing 2nd.  As for the men, an American Nathan Roberts was 1st and another American Jay was 2nd.  As for today for the duals competition, 17 men were able to finish there run before the fog rolled in and shut it down until 4:00pm at which time they were able to finish the men.  As for the women our training started at 4:45 and went until 5:15 then unfortunately the sun went down and they ended up cancelling the event.  I’m super bummed because the course was perfect but it probably would have been a little difficult to see considering there are no lights and the sunset was really pretty.  Anyway, just going to have to save it for next week.  We leave here tomorrow and are heading straight to Apex, Canada- so I will keep you posted.
Thanks again Reno/Tahoe for all of your support!!!!!
Will write soon.
Shelly

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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Update from World Cup Tour

Hello Reno,
 
Hope everyone is having a great winter!  I have been busy traveling on the World Cup tour and so far it has been going really well.  Two weeks ago we were in Mt. Gabriel, Canada, where we skied in pouring rain for a week.  Although, I honestly wasn’t complaining because usually it is negative 30 below this time of year and I will take warm rain over freezing cold any day.  Anyway, there I skied a great first run and then made a huge mistake in finals to finish 10th.  Then last week we were in Deer Valley where the first day I came back from 15th to finish 7th which I was proud of considering it was such a difficult course and I had some really hard crashes during training.  And finally the last event was the night event in Deer Valley where we skied under the lights in freezing cold temperature with an amazing crowd- I attached a picture.- it was pretty cool.  All of Deer Valley will be televised on NBC on Jan. 20th if you want to check it out.
As for what’s next, Lake Placid was supposed to be this next week but it has been canceled due to lack of snow and it looks like the following competition in Europe is going to be canceled for the same reason.  So I’m looking forward to skiing Tahoe for at least the next week or two- whoohoo!  Hope to see you on the hill and thanks everyone for supporting skiing!
 
Shelly Robertson
US Freestyle Ski Team

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Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Training in Chile

The Reno-Tahoe Blog will occasionally feature entries from athletes sponsored by Reno-Tahoe, America’s Adventure Place. Shelly Robertson, who lives in Reno, is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, and was the 2004 U.S. dual moguls champion.

Hola Reno,

Just a quick update, I’m in Chile training right now and it has been unbelievable. We are about an hour away from Santiago at a little resort called El Colorado. It is a really beautiful spot with 3 resorts connecting to each other. It doesn’t quite compare to what we have at home with the lift access and the steeps that we have grown so accustomed to but it is definately sweet just to be skiing and training on winter snow in the summer. Plus it has been warm and sunny everyday, making for perfect soft moguls and soft landings for the huge jumps that we have built. I’ve been working on a lot of new techniques and consistency so that when we start the season in December- I’m ready. As for the US team, it has been a really good vibe- we have a bunch of new athletes since some of the veterans retired after the Olympics and also now that the pressure of the Olympics are off everyone is getting along better and are friends again- makes for some good water polo, snow soccer and wiffle ball for when we aren’t training.

Other than that, I think it is going to snow tonight so hopefully I will get in atleast one powder day before I come back home and start class at UNR on Monday.

Adios,
Shelly Robertson
US Freestyle Ski Team Member

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Thursday, May 18th, 2006

Finally Summer!

The Reno-Tahoe Blog will occasionally feature entries from athletes sponsored by Reno-Tahoe, America’s Adventure Place. Shelly Robertson, who lives in Reno, is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, and was the 2004 U.S. dual moguls champion.

Summer is finally here!!! Hope everyone had the opportunity to make it down to the Reno River Festival this last weekend! It was great to see the number of people there, as well as the level of competition, and to top it off the weather was perfect. Hopefully it inspired some of you to take Kayak lessons. I actually learned last year in the kayak park and have floated the Truckee River 4 times since then- it’s a great sport, a little scary at first but really fun. Reno is very lucky to have the kayak park in such a convenient location and there are a couple of great schools, such as DSK that can teach you everything you need to know to get started.

If kayaking isn’t your thing then get out your bike and get outside because this is the best time of year- before it gets too hot. Keystone canyon or White Creek are both really good trails or if you want something a little more mellow, the path along the Truckee River is always a good choice. Anyway, hope everyone has a great weekend- have fun and enjoy all that Reno has to offer!

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Monday, February 27th, 2006

Skiing Around the World

Hey Reno,

Hope everyone is having a great winter!!! I just returned home after 5 weeks of traveling and skiing in the US and Europe. I must say it is one of my most favorite feelings to see the lights of Reno as I fly in after being gone for so long.

As some of you know, the tour is going really well and I have been having an amazing time. It started with 2 World Cups in the US- Deer Valley and Lake Placid- which were the qualifiers for the Olympics. After that I went to Europe for two more World Cups in the Czec. Republic and Italy and then spent the last week freeskiing in Switzerland and Austria to cure my need for powder.

As for Lake Placid, it was one of the most challenging and icy courses I have ever skied so I was really happy to have skied the way I did. Coming back from 12th place- I was in 1st with 3 skiers left- all of which put down great runs causing me to finish fourth. Any other day on World Cup this would have been a great day but this day I had to get top 3 to qualify for the Olympics- so you can feel my pain. It is very difficult when you have worked for a goal for 4 years and your opportunity slips away by a fraction of a point. Now the question everyone is asking is- are you going to go for 4 more years?

And the answer is- ?.

I love skiing- I’m the girl that’s out when nobody else is and is freeskiing when training is over- so as long as I love it like I do now I will continue to compete in moguls and freeskiing and create new skiing goals. Right now 4 years sounds like a long time but I now how fast life travels and I’m sure it will be here before I know it!

As for the rest of this season I will be heading to Korea and Japan next week. And then finishing up in Apex, Canada for World Cup finals and US National Championships in Killington. But for now I’m going to enjoy this week of being home and skiing in Tahoe. I must say I am so lucky to get to travel to all of these really cool places and I still feel like we have one of the most amazing places right here in our backyard!!!

Thanks again to everyone for all of the encouragement and support!

Have fun!

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Friday, December 16th, 2005

Update from Shelly Robertson, US Ski Team Member

The Reno-Tahoe Blog will occasionally feature entries from athletes sponsored by Reno-Tahoe, America’s Adventure Place. Shelly Robertson, who lives in Reno, is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, and was the 2004 U.S. dual moguls champion.

I just returned home to Reno-Tahoe after three weeks in Colorado. I had a US Team camp, which started out in Breckinridge and ended in Winter Park. Then, I had the first competition of the year at Winter Park this past weekend. It went great! On Friday, I placed 1st and on Sunday, I placed 3rd, which gave me the overall title and a spot for the US World Cups. It was a great way to start the season because it’s satisfying to know that the training this summer has been paying off. Thanks for all of the words of encouragement that I received this weekend - I really appreciate it!!

I also look forward to skiing Tahoe with everyone over X-Mas, I will only be home for a couple of days because I will be in Salt Lake until Dec. 22nd and then leaving for Steamboat on the 26th for the BIG DAY! As I’m sure you all know- Steamboat is where the Olympic Qualifier will be held. It is going to be on Dec. 30th and for those of you that won’t be able to make it to the competition, it will be on NBC on Dec. 31st at 2:00. I have been dreaming about the 30th for months and I can’t believe it is only a couple of weeks away!!!! Well that’s about it for me, hope everyone has an amazing holiday season. I wish everyone lots of love and happiness. And as always, thanks for the support!!!

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Thursday, October 13th, 2005

Shelly Robertson Blogging from Switzerland

The Reno-Tahoe Blog will occasionally feature entries from athletes sponsored by Reno-Tahoe, America’s Adventure Place. Shelly Robertson, who lives in Reno, is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, and was the 2004 U.S. dual moguls champion.

Hope you all are having a great Fall! I was in Reno the past couple of weeks and it was really nice to be home! I was training hard everyday, a little bit in the gym, but mostly outside because the Fall weather was perfect; lots of running in the mountains, playing tennis, riding my bike and BBQ’s with my friends.

Now I’m in Switzerland for the next two weeks training in Zermatt. It’s my first time here and it is amazing. Emiko and I are staying right in the center of town in the cutest little apartment that looks right up at the Matterhorn - so beautiful. Everyday, we take one gondola and two trams to get to the top where there is a glacier and a course set up. The last couple of days have been blue bird so we are very happy! Also, a bunch of European teams are here training as well so it has been nice to mix up the scene, as well as the coaching.

Anyway, thanks everyone for all of the emails and support- it means a lot to me! Hopefully we will be skiing in Mammoth soon after my return home!

Shelly Robertson

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