Here is the top of the pipe with coaches Roberto Marfia and Chris Clark, with riders Xuetong, Leslie Glenn and I. Taken with my Sony NEX-5 with Fisheye conversion lens.
I was too, landing some great runs in practice, including putting down my cab 540 after my frontside 720, a breakthrough run. I have not done this in my full run yet. I even added a last trick of a switch backside 540. Roberto my coach was so pumped, I should have been too but I knew it was only practice.
When it came to my run I was in the "zone" with a little Beyonce remix on my Walkman. First run went great with a little butt check on my last hit, but I was relieved to finally get that cab 540 down in a run in a contest. FINALLY. The run was good but scored a little low, to be expected as I was near the front of the pack in dropping order.
Second run was smooth, I changed it up with a hand plant and backside 360. I bumped up my score by 12 points. I was frustrated that I didn't make the cut for finals but I can't dwell on this.
With every contest, bad or good, I have to see what I can improve on and what the small steps were that goes towards the goal, the Olympics. For this one it is that I did a trick I haven't put into contest run yet and I succeeded. That cab 540 had been plaguing me for over a year now and now the fight is over. I did it, I know I can do it, and now it's been done. I also look at what I need to improve on and practice. The next week is without contest and I will have a chance to improve on my run and take that to the World Cup in Quebec on the 24th.
So, in the end I will celebrate my accomplishment and create a plan for the improvements needed. This is not just for contest but also for life.
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