Who am I?

My name is Rosanna Crawford, I was born and raised in Canmore, AB and started cross country skiing by the time I could walk! At the age of 10 I started biathlon and fell in love! Something about the challenge of skiing and shooting really stuck with me and being able to hang out with your friends wasn't too bad either! At 14 I got to compete in my first National Champs and got a taste of what it was like to race on a bigger scale! By 16 I was on the National team and trying to make international teams. In 2008 I competed in my first World Youth and Junior Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany. That was when I got hooked!
I train full time out of Canmore and spend my winters racing all over Canada and Europe. Follow along as I compete and train all around the World!
It is here that I hope to keep you up to date on my training and racing. I would not be able to do what I love without the support of my family and sponsors, so a big shout out to you guys!
Now what is biathlon you might ask. Biathlon combines the physical exertion of cross country skiing and the challenge of rifle marksmanship. Skiing is always skate technique and shooting is either laying down on your stomach (prone) or standing up (standing).

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Sweden ya!

After a 24hr travel day with 2 van rides and 3 flights we arrived in Lillhardal, Sweden. By 3:30pm it was as dark as it is in the middle of the night, this was quite the shock for me, having never experienced Scandinavia in the months before Christmas! But it has left us the opportunity to go for a couple full moon skis at 4:30 in the afternoon. 

Megan all ready to head out for our ski at 4pm

These past couple days have been pretty easy, trying to get over jet lag as fast as possible. A 20min drive down the road is the town of Sveg where there is a four lane range we will be using till Sunday. Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek lives in Lillhardal and trains out of Sveg, so we have gotten the chance to catch up with her and her son Liam. (Anna is an amazing biathlete and married to our wax tech Tom Zidek) 

The 4 lane range in Sveg

On Sunday we will make our way to Ostersund, Sweden for the first World Cup of the season. December 1st will mark the first competition for the women, a 15km Individual. I am really looking forward to racing and this Saturday we will hold our own little race in Sveg to get our race legs moving! 

out for a ski
Sweden is a very snowy place and all the trees look like if you flick them they will shatter into a million pieces! The town we are in is pretty small so not much exploring but I hear Oestersund is beautiful with a great knitting store!! 

Happy Trails!
Rosanna
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