Jesse has not been on skis for long (2 years) but he has put in some great training with coach Pam at Kenora Nordic. Jesse was out in Canmore early this season at a paranordic training camp, and this was really his first full season of racing out of province. Jesse and Brendon were part of Team Toba at both the Canada Games and the nationals in Thunder Bay. Jesse and Brendon have had some amazing results, winning medals at both the Canada Games and nationals.
It was so great to hear how Jesse was always excited about having lots of good down hills both in Prince George and at Lappe in Thunder Bay. Skiers who have full vision were afraid of some of those wicked corners, but Jesse was just happy to get out there and ski FAST!
My favorite moments this year were watching them race in Thunder Bay. Brendon broke a pole and I was standing at the top of a climb beginning to realize that Brendon was having a hard time with only 1 pole. Not being at all phased, Brendon continued to call out instructions to Jesse as Jesse looked for all the world like he was about to take off on his own. Luckily for the team, Lisa Patterson was standing beside me with spare poles. She sprinted down the hill and saved the day by giving Brendon a much needed new pole. And happily Brendon continued to guide Jesse for the rest of the race!
My other favorite moment was standing at the top of "The Grunt", a challenging climb at Lappe. I listened to this amazing pair of skiers as Jesse and Brendon argued their way up the hill "I can't do this!" "Yes you can do this! Let's go Jesse! Come on!" "I am going to quit" "No you are not going to quit. We are almost at the top!" That was quite a moment and I was so proud of those two!!!
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| Pam and Megan caught by a pro photographer out on the Lappe trails. |
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