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, June 9, 2011

Spring training in Europe

I just got home from an amazing training camp in Europe. This was my first time ever going to Europe in the summer and it was beautiful! We spent a week in Ruhpolding doing a lot of shooting work and had a special guest coach Jean - Pierre Amat who won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in small bore shooting. He also works extensively with the French Biathlon Team. Probably the most accurate men's and women's squad. We also got to do some shooting analysis at the Olympic training centre at the University of Salzburg. 
me shooting at the University of Salzburg

Brendan

Jean - Pierre Amat

The rest of the week in Ruhpolding was spent at a indoor shooting range, shooting in Hochfilzen, Austria and doing various work outs. 

range in Hochfilzen, where WC#2 usually is

shooting at Hochfilzen



indoor shooting range in Ruhpolding

electronic targets, as soon as your bullet hits the target you can see what your score is.

roller skiing around Ruhpolding

From Germany we made our way to Italy for 8 days of glorious road biking. We had great weather and  lots of tough climbs! We biked a lot of the routes that the Giro d'Italia takes.









last climb of the trip

We biked 21 passes, around 600km and about 17 000m of elevation gain, over 9 days with one rest day. It was one of the toughest and funnest camps I have ever been on! If you love road riding then the Italian Alps should be a must on your list of places to bike.
Now back in Canmore I am hoping for some nice weather! 
ciao
Rosanna

the team from the West, Scott P, Megan I, Matthias, Nathan, Scott G, Brendan, me





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