Ski Team Elmo

31/05/2017

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23/06/2016

Joona has a new website here: http://joonapiirainen.com
and a page here: https://www.facebook.com/piirainenjoona

05/02/2016

Now Eetu have him own page. Go check it out, Like & share!

Alpine skier from Seinäjoki, Finland.

30/11/2015

Elmo itse.

13/07/2015

It's been a while since the last update in spring, and I've been meaning to get to it, to write a wrap-up of last season and reflect a bit. The spring was pretty hectic time, with some uncertainty about who is training where and doing what for the next season hanging out in the air until June, and since then I've been meaning to get to it day after day, but seems like once you lose pace writing is difficult.

For whoever hasn't heard through the grapevine or via publications, I have entered into a contract with SSF, and will be coaching the girls 2018 project team, where Nella now joins 5 other girls for a full program. Eetu will be joining the men's technical team and Joona with Ruka Alpine Gymnasium, while preparing for the season in fall with the speed team. All this has taken a bit of hammering for all pieces of the puzzle to find their right places, but in the end I'm very confident that all the athletes are joining strong programs to continue their development, each on a slightly different path.

From my part, last season has been incredibly heavy, while at the same time very rewarding. Counting back, I think I traveled a total of 197 days, with the athletes traveling only slightly less. We raced in total in 7 different countries, and I believe our trusted Kajon van drove us around for a good 60-70 thousand kilometers to reach our destinations. While the sport is volatile and disappointment is always a big part of it, I can say with pride for all of my athletes that we did indeed have some incredible success, with (off my memory) 7 national championships and 13 medals altogether. Several victories at the children's international events and all around solid performances.

I am especially happy with the way we were able to improve the quality of speed skiing, and bring it much closer to the level of results of technical events from the previous years. This all considering we went into the season with entirely new setup, where nothing really was tried and tested other than the co-operation of the team. It's felt like quite a journey considering it was only 10 to 11 months with this setup.

In the end I would like to thank everyone who participated to make it possible, sponsors, parents and of course first and foremost the athletes who worked hard, and I do hope will continue working with similar intensity.

Elmo

14/04/2015

The racing schedule is rolling on with a hectic pace. Yesterday we raced the youth nationals in GS where Eetu secured the victory and Joona managed to come back for bronze after a poor first run. In the evening prize giving ceremonies were held both for yesterday's race and the speed youth nationals back in February. After five races for the medals in boys u18, we've managed to clinch four golden medals, two silvers and one bronze between Joona and Eetu. Now we continue towards another low penalty FIS race and the nationals in technical events in Pyhä, before it's time for summer.

10/03/2015

The podium runs from the Topolino slalom.

Le gare della prima giornata della kermesse Dysney di Folgaria (video Sirio Film)

09/03/2015

It's been a bit quiet here lately, as we've been really busy. It's been a long and heavy trip around Europe, ranging from Northern Finland to Southern Europe, over the last 6 weeks. The weeks have been hectic, to say the least, between training, fixing skis and managing the logistics of it all, with three athletes going their ways between it all. I have just arrived home on Saturday night, and after a few days of rest it feels like my head is working a bit again.

To say the least we've had some ups and downs, as always. A recent bright point of course was Nella's victory in Friday's Topolino slalom, a feat previously performed only by four Finnish athletes in the most traditional and highly esteemed children's race. And on the low side you can imagine the disappointment of me driving three days, with the boys taking flights and trains from Italy to Rovaniemi, just to see the race end after the first run. But such is life.

I'd like to take the time here to thank everyone making it possible for the athletes to get the chance to race and train on high level conditions and races, ranging far and wide around the world. Parents', supporters and of course Kajon for getting me on wheels; it's a long walk carrying 40 pairs of skis across Europe.

I'll try and see if I can recall any incidents worth reciting or photos worth sharing during my free time on upcoming days.

Elmo

07/03/2015

25/02/2015

Ski Team Elmo has been following closely this development. In the near future, training and coaching will gain another perspective - not to mention cool videos! :-)

The world’s first auto-follow drone designed for action sports wins Engadget’s Best of CES, category Best Robot or Drone Award

18/02/2015

Zagreb was showing it's best sides with perfect slopes and sunny weather. As a cherry on top, Nella won GS and was joined by Kia on the podium grabbing joined 3rd! See them shine :-)

Hopefully this link gets you to the results at croski.hr. As you can see, Elmo got to set the course for the second run which covered also WC steep part ;-)

http://beta.croski.hr/wp-content/themes/croski/upload/U16_RESULTS_GS.pdf

Today SL and the same link should help you find live results - hopefully!