Valerie joins Slalom World Cup Tour 2010
Right after the unfortunately cancelled WC in Plattling in freestyle, I had just a few days to switch gear and hit the road again withn a totally different focus in mind. The World Cup Tour in slalom came to an end a little over a week ago. The series of 3 events in 3 European countries included 2 former Olympic sites and technically difficult water.
Slalom is a new discipline for me; freestyle and creeking (on top of surf kayaking and rafting) being what I mainly did in the past years. Slalom is very demanding both technically and physically, and it would take many years for Olympic athletes to make it to where they are. The main reason for me being there was to train with other professional athlete and learn. The encouraging part was to see my progress throughout those 2 ½ weeks. Yet a lot more work needs to be done before results reward my effort.
Now off to Canada: hard training in slalom and freestyle continues…
Report: Valerie Bertrand
Photos: Eirik Pedersen
Tags: augsburg · slalom · valerie bertrand · world cup
