The last three days have been really busy with traveling and racing. We packed up and left Antholz on Sunday afternoon for Madonna, where I stayed for only one night as it turned out. Since I fell early in the first run, I decided to pack up my things quickly and attend a Europa Cup race today in Alta Badia. Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Cochran were in a similar position so, after watching the 2nd run of the World Cup on TV for motivation, we all hopped in the car and drove to San Vigilio.

Unfortunately for the effort, today's race didn't go very well for me. There were a variety of contributing factors, but still I must admit that it felt very good to make it past the fifth gate on both of my runs! It was also a treat to test out the injected surface because we have had such little training on hard snow leading into this season. And for the American cause, Jimmy had the standout performance of the day, finishing in 2nd-place after a strong second run.