When BC’s own Cameron Alexander blazed to a podium finish at the challenging Bormio, Italy, World Cup race track in late December, he knew it would be a big challenge. See his report sent to BC Alpine on how he executed a medal-winning approach.
“Bormio this year was as expected. Icy, bumpy and dark. It’s one of the most physically and mentally demanding tracks we ski on the World Cup circuit. The battle of just skiing down is an accomplishment in itself, so to be able to have a run that was fast enough to be on the podium is a very special feeling.”
“It’s funny when you start early like I did on race day. I felt like I skied well and executed my game plan, but when I saw the time in the finish and I was 1.2 behind Sarrazin my initial though was I didn’t have a chance at the podium. It was long wait watching everybody else come down but it did end up being a very good run and enough to be on the podium. Those other two guys just skied at a very high level that day.”
“I knew I could be fast after two solid training runs. The game plan is pretty simple here. The feeling on the skis is never going to be amazing due to how rough it is so if you fight to stay over your skis and release them that’s usually good enough to go fast.”