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, February 23, 2011

European Champs, 15km Individual

Yesterday was the women's 15km individual here in Ridnaun. I had not been feeling well with a killer head ache and lack of appetite for the past couple days, so I knew skiing was going to be hard. The course here is petty tough with one steep long climb, similar to the one in Fort Kent and the rest you are winding through a field. The first two loops were pretty quick until it started snowing quite a bit and the tracks slowed down a lot. Shooting started off really well, hitting 15/15, I came into my last standing shooting, set up, hit, miss, miss, miss, breathe, hit. In a matter of 30 seconds and 5 shots I went from a good race to a bad one. I came 24th out of 48. There are usually more starters in IBU races, but these Championships are limited to athletes under the age of 26 and each nation can only start four athletes. Also the races are divided into Senior Women (21-25) and Junior Women (20 and under) categories. 
Overall the women had a good shooting day, Melanie hit 18/20, Claude hit 17/20 and Emma Lodge in her first IBU race hit 18/20. Here is a link to the women's results
and men's results 

Tomorrow is the 4X6km relay, our team will me my self, Melanie, Claude, Emma. Should be fun! 
Ciao
Rosanna

internet is slow here so I will try to post some photos later
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