Saturday 26 November 2011

WINTER IS ALIVE AND KICKING

I am writing this from my 2nd Space (1st is home, 2nd is Eurosport and 3rd Space is my fantastic rehab centre in Soho).

Sadly, once again, commentating on a race I should be racing in. Soon, Chemmy soon!!

But I find commentating really helps me keep my head in the game. I love my sport - skiing is my passion, I think anyone who listened to my commentary with Matt Chilton can tell how enthusiastic we are.

It is NOT the same as being there, feeling the thrill of racing and going on the limit but it is the best I can do right now.

So far I can confirm the following racers on Eurosport with Matt and I:

Aspen, sat and sun
Lake Louise, fri, sat and sunday (Definitely tune in for this -  will be very interesting how I will feel commentating on the very race where exactly one year I had my massive crash!)
Lienz sat and sun

Stay tuned folks!!
Happy weekend

Friday 25 November 2011

NEW WEBSITE!

Hi Guys!

Just wanted to say welcome to Chemmy's new website! Keep checking for new updates, pictures and some exciting project announcements.

Team Chemmy

Thursday 17 November 2011

10 MONTHS ON...

10 months on from shattering my leg and I feel so close to being back on the slopes. Dangerously close in fact. Getting regular updates from Dougie (Crawford) and Julia (Mancuso) this summer both skiing down in the Southern Hemisphere was tough and I couldn't stop the green eyed monster from surfacing but at the same time back then I knew I had far to go! Now it is a different story - my leg feels strong, I finally have bone-y bridging, my mobility is maybe 60% as good as my other ankle and the only pain I feel is where the metal plate prevents my tibia from rotating (a painful position ONLY bought on when i simulate skiing ironically!)

With Winter fast approaching I don't know exactly what my near future holds. I DO know that next spring I will be back. I have been reading Hermann Maier's autobiog which Terry Bartlett sweetly gave me recently. He talks about how when he came back to snow after that horrific bike crash he still had a lot of pain. Skiing is obviously not the most natural biomechanical thing in the world - but like Hermann, skiing runs threw my blood. The thought of arching sweet, clean turns has helped me threw some dark times during rehab. And contrary to what people have said and written, I will NOT retire on a crash, not when I have the fantastic support of Atomic and the Canadian Womens Ski Team.

For regular updates on my crazy, topsy-turvy life check out my new website www.chemmyalcott.com or follow me on twitter @ChemmySki

Thanks Racer Ready!