Checking out

Oh man,

Sorry it's been a little while. I guess I just needed some time to my self and that's what I've been getting.

After the Olympics I needed some rest so I headed down to Southern California for some surfing. Once rested and recharged I went to Aspen for a Spyder shoot. I'm really happy and excited with the opportunity to work with Spyder in the future. Not 100% sure what I'll be doing with them but so far I'm going to be skiing and that's a good thing.

In early May just before taking off for Nicaragua I decided that I was going to retire from the US Ski Team and Racing. I felt like it was time to move on for many reasons. I'm really happy with this decision and can't wait to see what my future holds. So far I've had a lot of job offers but haven't committed to anything yet. I feel like I still need some time and when the time is right I'll make the best decision and one that I'll be passionate about.

In the mean time I'll be doing some Coaching and odd jobs so that I can continue to play and enjoy my summer.

Opening Ceremonies

Opening Ceremonies are tonight and I've decided to stay here in Park City. It was not an easy decision but I felt that it was the best thing I could do to be ready to rip on Feb. 21st.

The training has been good here in Park City and I feel like I'm in a great spot right now physically and mentally.

Jake

Olympian!!!

Nine days until the much anticipated opening ceremonies. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend them due to pre Olympic training and I don't think it's the best thing for my back right now. I will however be watching on TV and try to get as much as I can out of the experience.

The whole Olympic thing is pretty exciting right now. I've been overloaded with emails of support and dealing with all the processing that Olympians have to deal with that the public doesn't realize we have to deal with. Although it's just another ski race in our minds because it is the pinnacle of sport the drug testers want us to give updates and whereabouts 24 hrs a day so they can test us whenever and wherever. I don't mind doing this as long as my competition is getting the same treatment.

As far as my pre Olympic training goes Park City has set up the 2002 Olympic GS race hill for us with water injected snow so that is will be as close to the race surface as possible. This is a big advantage and I'm sure it will show in our result come race day. We also have the US Ski Team's brand new Center Of Excellence that we will be doing all of our conditioning at. I'm pretty happy to be here in Park City training before the big event.

I'm a little scatter brained right now my apologies for the short few and far between blog entries.

Thanks for your support and please stay tuned.

If you miss the Truth In Motion Movie it will re-air this Saturday on USA network 3pm Mt. time or it is on Itune for a free download.

Jake

Home to rest

Hey Zman fans

Things are looking good for the Olympics! On Jan 9th we attempted to race in Adelboden unfortunately the race was canceled due to thick fog. The only good thing that came out of that day was that I realized that I'm most likely going to be named to the Olympic GS team. The way the criteria is written I meet the second line of criteria which is World Cup points scored. Ted Ligety is first line with a podium and then it's me. So on Jan 25th we should see my name on the green light list. The Olympic GS will be held on Feb 21st.

This is an accomplishment is something I've been working for my whole life. I'm going to go to Vancouver and Ski my ass off and try get a medal!