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).

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Sunshine and snow storms

After a pretty chill travel day we arrived in Hochfilzen, Austria. We are staying at a nice hotel about 10mins from the range and the first day we got here the sun was shinning and it was +6! We all took the time to defrost from chilly Sweden, before the weather changes on us. And change it has, the weather forecast is calling for 70cm  of snow between today and Sunday. 
Tomorrow is the first race, 10km sprint for the men starting at 11:30 and 7.5km sprint for the ladies starting at 2:30. Yesterday our team grew by two with Scott Perras and Melanie Schultz joining our happy family! The men have 4 start spots so Scott will be staying with the WC team until after xmas, but unfortunately the women only have 3 starts so Mel is just here to race the relay on Saturday before going to Martel to race the IBU races. 
There are a few new things that we encounter in Europe every year and this year I have come across shelf toilets. I am just going to let your imagination run wild with that one, but it's weird. 
Happy trails!
Rosanna

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