Extreme Slackline

The weather has been holding up amazingly her in Zermatt... I am skiing lots and enjoying every minute of it. I started skiing GS a few days ago. It is nice to be back in gates!!! 

Yesterday after skiing we had a great  time doing slackline. At the beginning it was kind a hard, but we improved along the session.

Hans was actually pretty good at it!! 

 Mattias kicking ass...

 I am showing them how it is done :-)

I am adding this video that you should check out... It is unreal what is possible on the slackline... These kids are great!!!

Hans, Mattias and my self just passed out on the couch a few minutes after we came home. So tomorrow we have a day off to reenergize and come back for a few more good days on snow.

Cheers,

Jeff

Team TBS in Zermatt...

I am back blogging!!!

After a great summer, that I spent mostly in Montreal and Mont Tremblant I came to Europe about a week ago. 

Now I am in Zermatt ( Switzerland ) for ski training. We are really lucky to be able to stay at a apartment of a future TBS star. Because of that once again we have the best set up throughout the history of ski racing.

I am really happy to be back here. I did not ski for quite some time, so it is great to be on snow again. The conditions on the glacier are really good, hard snow and blue sky are just the right thing for Team TBS ( team blue sky ).

The coaches Heli Krug and Lois Prenn are really great and make sure that we have the best training space.

 5 am from the balcony of our amazing condo...

The town of Zermatt and the Matterhorn in the background. 

If you look closely you can see on the ridge ( closest to us ) some small lights, which are people on the way to the peak... 

Fun is important... From the right, Alex Koell, me as the champion, Hans Olsson and Andy Romar.

Hans posing with our amazing technician Armin.  

Amazing conditions on the glacier, and the Matterhorn in the background. 

Today we were not able to go skiing because lightning struck the gondola station on the glacier last night, so we hit the gym in the morning.

After that we picked up super ski star Maria Pietilae Holmner, girlfriend of Hans Olsson... She came for the day to hang out for Hanses birthday ... Bay the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANS!!!

We all watched a movie together and enjoyed a bunch of candy... 

 View from the couch this morning!! 

Working hard in the gym... 

Our physio Oscar ripping it up!! Keep it up man....

Maria giving Hans his birthday gift!!! Lucky you Hans...

Mattias and me chilling... Thanks again to you and your family for the great hospitality. 

Tomorrow we are back on GS program. The weather forecast for the next few days looks great. So lets rock...

All the best and talk to you soon.

Jeff

F1 Weekend and more.... last blog till I hit the slopes!!

It has been a while since I blogged!!! So this one will make up for it, I promise.

I started my summer training with a little bike tour to the Niagara Falls with my girlfriend Julie. By the way if you have never been there, you should really go see that area, it is beautiful. 

One of our bike trips was from Niagara Falls to Niagara-on-the-Lake and back. Niagara-on-the-Lake is a little town located on Lake Ontario.  It was to cold to jump into the Lake, but just the sight of it made our day.

The sound and the power of the Falls are unbelievable. 

We both have never been there before. We were both really impressed.

The American Falls were as impressive as the Niagara Falls.

 On the way to the Lake.

Stunning Ontario, we will be back....

Next time we will visit the vineyards and there will be no biking! :-)

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Last weekend the Formula 1 was here in Montreal and as a Montrealer it is a MUST! I have to say I have never seen the F1 live yet. This year I got the full treatment with access to the garage and the paddocks. All I can say is WOW!!! It was unreal, to be honest I was speechless. I met some of the drivers, teams and even race car legends.

And all this because of my great friend Caroline. She has been for years on the F1 circuit and has great contacts. 

Thank you TEAM LOTUS!!!

Yes I am really in the garage. P.S. you could eat off the floor, it is spotless... 

TEAM LOTUS tire room. Almost like in my garage. 

Impressive team work in the FERRARI garage. 

Schumacher catching a ride from his old team!! 

Impressive come back finishing 4th, what an exciting race it was...

Lewis Hamilton and one of his reaaaaaally tall friends after the qualification on saturday.

Caro and Julie in the paddocks. 

The man of the hour: Jeffrey Frisch

Just kidding, Bernie Eccleston was quite the gentleman. 

Bumped into Erik, who was chilling with the red bull team.

Caro in the middle, lucky girl. hahaha

Thanks Caro for the great weekend.

This was the last blog for the summer. Thanks for following.

I will be back sometime in August. Enjoy the sunshine! 

Jeff

Top 10 Biggest and Best Jumps Ever!!

I came across this amazing video. Watch it!!!

Some of you might think these people are absolutely crazy, nuts and out of there mind, a part of me thinks, "Yes they are!!" The other part of me knows that feeling, living on the limit and enjoying every moment of it, pushing your self out of your comfort zone and taking it to the next level. You can not describe the feeling unless you have ever experienced it before.

But also keep in mind some stuff they do is crazy, and do not try it at home :-)

Cheers Jeff

GO HABS GO!!

It is the time of the NHL playoffs and I am loving it. 

Although I grew up in Italy and only played hockey this year for the first time in my life I LOVE IT!!!

If I would not be a professional skier I would probably get drafted next year to play for my favorite team, the Montreal Canadians. Just kidding I can barely stop on my skates!! ;-)

To night the HABS are playing here in Montreal against Boston, and if they play the way they have played in the past three games it looks good for us. So go HABS go!!

 One of our best defense man, PK Subban in action.

Although I am in hockey fever, I am starting to plan my next year's racing season.

I am also preparing my summer training and making sure that I will have the best program suited for me to be on top of the game next year when racing time starts. 

I am really happy that I am healthy to start off my physical training and I am already looking forward to working hard in the next few months to get in the best shape of my life.

For now enjoy the hockey and talk to you soon.

Cheers,

Jeff

End of the racing season!!

I just finished my racing season two days ago. 

Although it was a season coming back from injury, it turned out to be a great one. 

Last year after my knee surgery in February, I knew I wanted to keep skiing and reach my goals. At the same time I also had difficult times because I was not a part of the Canadian National Team. I had to organize most of my training by myself, had to budget my whole year and find some strong supporters that would help me out financially to get to the races.  I have to say that without my sponsors I would not have made it through the season. Not only did they help me with their generosity but they were also there for me during the hard times.

A big thank you to all of my sponsors. 

About six weeks ago when I rejoined team TBS (www.hans-olsson.com) in Italy at a European Cup, I could finally start seeing light at the end of the tunnel. The coaches of team TBS Helli and Alois worked with me a lot and showed that they had confidence in me.  I knew that if I kept  working hard and kept my goals in sight the season could still turn out to be a good one.  AND IT DID!!! 

From the left, Helli, Peter, Hans and Alois.

Thanks for your help TBS!

Me in action at the SG.

What a great win it was at the Canadian Nationals. 

I also just spoke to Anna and she told me that her hip surgery went really well. They cleared out a bunch of cartilage that got caught in her hip joint and she will lose the crutches in a few days from now.

Yeah Anna!! Keep it up and you will be back in no time.

Yesterday I travelLed from Denver back to Montreal.  Now I will have some time off, re-energize, spend some time with my girlfriend Julie and get ready for a good summer, which I will be spending a lot in the gym and on my bike. 

Enjoy the last few days on your skis everyone and stay posted.

All the best,

Jeff

Spring races!?? Not really...

Yesterday I drove with a few friends from Winter Park to Breckenridge... 

Oh yea... I forgot to tell you, we were fully packed!!  And had to stop a few times to make sure we did not loose any of our stuff...

We were jammed in the truck as well, but thanks to our safe driver Chris we made it fine.

Now I am in Breckenridge Colorado, for two F.I.S. GS races. 

They are called spring series because it is spring time and it is suppose to be nice and warm. But this morning when I got to the parking lot at the hill,  I could not believe what was going on. It was -11 in the parking lot, and once I got to the top of the hill it was sooooooo windy, it felt like - 20....

I started with bib nr. 1 which is usually a great thing, but the snow was really bad.  It was like skiing on golf balls. Small little ice chunks mixed with some soft powder.  I was third after the first run. The second run was quite rough and I ended up fifth. I was not happy with this result today, I know I can do a lot better. I guess there has to be days like this though, so you can appreciate more the days when you ski fast and well.  

What a windy day!!

Chris and Charles trying to stay warm!!

Take a good look of the elevation sign witch was on the top of the chair....
FYI This is the highest start for a race on the F.I.S. circuit!!!

On the way to the top... 

During inspection.... as you can see there was crazy wind gust rolling in and out.

After the race we were still able to enjoy the sun, although it was still cold...

Tomorrow there is one more GS on the program, we will see what will happen... I hope the snow will be a bit better tomorrow.

Cheers,

Jeff