We just wrapped up our first comps in Rovaniemi Finland, and made it back to Norway today. It was the first time any of us girls had been to Finalnd, and we were all stoked to get a small dose of a new country and a new hill. It was really trippy to wake up and have it be totally dark outside, and even crazier when we would pack up to go to the jumps around 3pm and it would already feel like the middle of the night. The food was nothing to be psyched about either… every day we had some kind of pasta casserole and potatoes and cabbage. The joke was, “What did you have for lunch today?” To which the reply was, “White.” So glad I brought the Cholula. I had also made a rookie mistake before we even arrived in Rovaniemi… I managed to leave my computer in the Helsinki airport. Good one, I know. I am extremely lucky though, because someone had turned it in and I got it back today on our way back to Norway.

The hill in Rovaniemi was a little bit “old school”, had a short transition in the inrun and a short table, and it was more high flying than a lot of the newer hills. For official training, the hill was in perfect condition and the sky was actually clear, which unfortunately didn’t carry over to the comp days. On the first comp day, it warmed up a little bit, it was foggy and the track had started to fall apart slightly, and the inrun was getting grabby. Sarah put two jumps together and came out as the top American placing 6^th. Alissa had a good first jump, but fell back after the second and finished 19^th. I ended up 22^nd, and Abby was right behind me in 26^th. For the second day, conditions had worsened and we were dealing with all the same problems from the day before, with inconsistent wind and a rutted out landing hill to boot. Sarah continued kicking ass and again, was the top American placing 5^th. I had a better day and came out in 16^th, and Alissa again, had a good first jump, but not so much the second and ended up 22^nd. Abby also had a good first jump, but caught an edge in the outrun and fell on her second. Fortunately, nothing is broken or torn, and she came out 23^rd and sore. For complete results from the first day, click here, and for the second day, here.

Yesterday we flew back to Norway and are staying in Drammen, with the jump just a little north of here in Vikersund. Comps are Saturday and Sunday.

Cafe Prego. Funny.

Top 6 podium. Sarah 5th.

Alissa, Sarah, and Abby with the giant snowman.

Alissa and Sarah at the hill.

Sarah and myself. Not sure why this is in the Helsinki airport… but it's funny.

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