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Last night was my first night's sleep in my own bed since November 2nd. Surprisingly time has gone by pretty fast but it sure is nice to be home and see my family and friends. Last weekend we planned to do 2 GS races in Brigels (Switzerland) but they were also canceled due to the amounts of snow. It is a bit of a disappointment that so many of the races have been canceled so far this year but it is ski racing i guess. Today has been a pretty eventful day, i woke up at 10 ate breakfast and went to the dentist. Then got home had lunch then moved on to the garden where i have been for the last few hours. Not quite first day off i was hoping for but nevertheless it is great to be home.
Anyway i want to wish everyone a merry christmas and a happy new year.
Please keep following the blog.
Harry x

Possibly the hardest conditions i have skied

So.. The last two days were fairly interesting to say the least haha. We had 2 Slaloms in Davos/Klosters and they were without doubt the hardest slaloms i have ever raced. 150 people started both days and only 30 people finished each race. Sadly, I was one of the 120 more unfortunate ones on both occasions. The piste was sheer ice (glass) and the snow was so aggressive. This made it so hard to ski especially as the tracks were not soft, they were simply hard bumps!
But tomorrow there are 2 Super G's on a so called 'easy piste' hopefully i can get a couple more results before i fly home on Monday. I'm feeling confident and my skis are running fast so there is nothing really to complain about.

I will post tomorrow after the race with the results.

Goodnight

last 2 races cancelled

Hi everybody,
The last to races on Thursday and Friday were canceled due to massive snow falls. It is a bit of a bummer as i have been skiing pretty well in both disciplines. But on the plus side we had a great day powder skiing on Friday and i landed a couple of front flips which i haven't attempted for a couple of years. We have 6 races in a row starting on Tuesday which i'm not too sure will happen to be honest because of the big dumps of snow. And the weather always needs to be good to run speed events due to the 'danger factor'
Anyway i will keep you posted on what is happening over the next week
speak soon

Cancelled after first run

I finished the first run in heavy snow and bad visibility and the called off the race about 5 people after me. Pretty disappointed but that is the nature of the sport. I will let everyone know how the slalom goes tomorrow.

It was also great to have Aaron Tipping back racing with me after his two year lay off due to his terrible injury in Austria. Well done for fighting your way back mate.

I am off back to bed now!

Later

Harry

Finally

Hi guys,

I raced yesterday in Bormio, Italy (Great resort) and scored my best FIS point (63.10) result EVER which is a good start to the season after a couple of crashes. I skied into tenth position from a start bib of 32 which I was really pleased with. I am just sitting in the mountain restaurant keeping warm and focused while I wait for the first run in the second of the four races here.Today is another GS. I have two slaloms from tomorrow.

Fingers crossed we can have another day like yesterday then I will be pretty happy. I will let you know how it goes later once I have finished.

Bye
Regards
Harry Brown

Average day

Today was a tough day training. Felt like i was skiing pretty well but the times were not reflecting it to be honest which is always disappointing. I'm not too worried though as i know that the form is there and i have been skiing fast all summer, so i'm just going to keep cool and be patient. One day bad training is hardly worth panicking over! Apart from that all is good, just suffering from the wear and tear of skiing in general but they are only little aches and pains and fortunately nothing worse which is sadly unlike one of the girls from our team (Melissa Piper) who broke her leg racing a super g and will be forced onto the sidelines for around 8-9 months. She is due to have an operation today so I wish her luck with that and a speedy recovery. Touch wood i can stay injury free this season.

We have a day off tomorrow followed by a travel day to St. Moritz in Switzerland on the Friday. Lastly, I hope any Arsenal fans out there enjoyed their ever so sweet loss to Burnley yesterday in the Carling Cup and all Spurs fans are relishing tonight's victory against Watford!!!

Ciao

Its a tough sport for sure

Hi everybody,
Today was not so good as I crashed out towards the end of my first run which was pretty thin snow to be honest. Gave myself a bad dead leg which is causing a bit of a dilemma for tomorrow but I'm hopeful I will be able to race somehow. The good news is that my coach said it is the best he has seen me ski slalom which is positive. Just going to keep my chin up and wait for the results to come, I'm sure they will, it's a long road of ups and downs but I still love it despite the crashes. Jack and Scott also crashed out plus the Europa cup race has been postponed till Thursday so Pete and TJ are racing here with me tomorrow.
I will let you know how tomorrow goes anyway.

Regards
Harry Brown

For Sale

Absolutely Fantastic Storm Jacket for Sale. Top Quality, Hardly Worn, Age 16 and bought in Meribel in an end of season sale in 2006 for €500! Needs good home as Harry can't wear it due to GB sponsor commitments. The best and most warm jacket ever.