One must never stop looking for improvement and never accept that the peak has been reached. After last season's World Cup win in Calgary and third overall in the World Cup season, I felt I was on the correct path. But the level of competition since then has been raised, and I must now start to develop to a new level of sliding. The most imporant issue for me this season was why was I half-second behind on my runs when I felt I was driving well. I feel I found those answers in Park City and this will now allow me to develop purposefully for next season and the Games.
Confidence is a strange thing.
One race, it is there. The next, it can be gone. I must admit I struggled a little this year wondering where my speed had gone, but in hindsight, sometimes the best way to learn is to do it wrong first and then understand and progress. One step back, two steps forward, so to speak. I can now go into the offseason knowing I am on a redirected path.