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, January 5, 2011

off to the races

Our training block in Antholz went really well, with some excellent altitude skiing and a time trial in Dobbiaco, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen home town. OEB and his wife Natalie showed us around the course and helped us find the right loops to ski. On Sunday we hopped in the van for what was supposed to be a 6hr drive to Oberhof, but because of traffic and bad weather turned into a 12 and 1/2 hrs! But after a long day day we arrived in foggy and windy Oberhof. Today is the first day of races, with the men's 4X7.5km relay starting at 5:30pm. Then tomorrow is the women's 4X6km relay starting at 7:30pm, which is really late for us but perfect timing for you sports fan who want to watch the race online! 
Monday - Wednesday were spent getting to know the course and getting back into race mode. Unfortunately on Monday night Melanie Schultz got some food poisoning and spent all day Tuesday in bed. But she was out there skiing today and said that she is feeling much better and ready to race tomorrow. Our relay order will be Zina, Megan, me, Melanie, and with some good shooting we are looking to improve on our 11th from the last relay. 
wish us luck!
ciao
Rosanna

5 lane biathlon range in Dobbiaco

the men shooting during their time trial

at the opening ceremonies in Oberhof

Scott hung his race suit out his window to air it out and it fell onto the roof where it spent the night! 

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