Flip or Fly

It has been decided that I have a love hate relationship with the track in Konigssee. After a week of training it was a little rough going into the race, but what can you do. Over the week I finished about five out of nine runs on my butt. I am being literal here -not facetious at all. I flipped off of the last curve before the timing eye five out of nine runs. When I did have a clean run and finished on my steels instead of my butt I had some decent times. Therefore I decided that Konigssee is a flip or fly kind of track.

So come race day I did both. I flipped (every run) and I flew (by my self standards). I raced team competition which is when each country takes one junior girl, guy, and doubles team and combines all three times. Each person takes only one run. On that one run I flew! My trouble spot was out of the last curve before the timing eye (there are two more curves used for bobsled and breaking). I made it through and was so excited that I completely forgot to drive the last two curves. I barely made it through the first one then as I came out I absent-mindedly sat up to break. I quickly found out that this was not a good idea. I went from the top of the curve to the side of my body very fast. But at that moment it didn't even matter. I had flown where it counted and flipped where it didn't. The junior women singles race went a little differently. Lets just say that I crossed the finish line both runs on my butt. No flying was done in that race.

Tomorrow the junior and youth boys have their race. Then we will drive to Munich for the night then to Oberhof. We are planning on getting to Oberhof in time to see some of the senior race. I personally can't wait to be united as Dos Sweenos again!