Sports

Plymouth State Ski Captain Q & A

by Eric Brill

 

1. How old were you when you started skiing, and what was the first ski mountain you ever went to?

2. Who taught you how to ski?

3. What is your favorite mountain to ski at, and what is your favorite trail to ski at this mountain?

4. Do you have any pre-race rituals? If so, what are they?

5. How has the move to the EISA benefited the team as a whole?

6. What mountain (outside of Waterville) is your favorite mountain to race at?

7. What memory (in your ski career) stands out the most to you?

 

 

BRITT EDGERLY

 

1. I was 3, and I started skiing at Gunstock

 

2. My gram-pa taught me how to ski

 

3. Sugarloaf is my favorite mountain, and Tote Road is my favorite trail!

 

4. My ski bag has to be packed the night before or else I stress out! 

 

5. I think moving to EISA has benefited us because it is more competetive and we get to ski against athletes that have a lot of talent which forces us to work harder on and off snow. 

 

6. Sugarloaf

 

7. Making it to the junior olympics when I was a j3. 

 

TOM SAMPSON

  1. I was about 3.  Cant remember where; don’t remember that far back.  I think it was WV, or maybe Bretton Woods
  2. My dad taught me to ski.
  3. Sun Valley, Idaho was a really cool ski area.  In the east, Stowe is my favorite ski area.
  4. I make sure I am loose and warm.   I check all my buckles and straps before going into the start gate.
  5. It is a lot more competitive.  We get to watch some of the best ski racing in the world every weekend.  There are dudes who are top 30 in the world, and we are racing with them.  Our team will become faster because of the competition
  6. Favorite is either Stowe and Suicide Six because the trail are super challenging.  In New Hampshire, it is Blackwater at Proctor because it is a private hill and we have only racers on the hill.
  7. Waiting after the National championships last year to see if we won.  We were really close and needed to wait for the official count.

 

 

 

KATHERINE GOLLER

 

  1. I was 2, and I skied at Sugarbush.
  2. My dad and mom taught me how to ski.
  3. My favorite mountain is Sugarbush, and my favorite trail is Church.
  4. I have to joke around before my run so I don’t psych myself out.
  5. The move to EISA has been good for us because it has not only encouraged us to work harder and ski faster, but as also opened a whole new door for recruiting and the future of the program.
  6. Middlebury Snowbowl.
  7. Our girls team won the GS at Nationals last year, the first national win for Plymouth Women’s Skiing ever!