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Almost Broken

An Olympian and pro U.S. skier opens up about her accident, recovery and journey toward racing again.

It was a beautifully terrible day. There’s something about stormy days on the mountain; you can’t hear yourself speak up against the wind. The snow is swirling around you madly. The surface of the slopes disappears with the blowing layer of wind and snow. Vertigo comes and goes. You can barely feel your fingersโ€”it’s nicer when […]

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Dreams of Sochi

A handful of elite Bendites are hoping to throw down at the upcoming Winter Olympics

If all goes according to plan, at least three Bend athletes will make the trip to Sochi, Russia in early February to compete in the 22nd Olympic Winter Games. Dakota Blackhorse-von jess, Nordic skiing Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess is well known for racing in a backward-facing trucker hat, perhaps the better for his competitors to read […]

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