Recreational, racing skiers hope for good weather

By Christopher Huber

Olympic skier Yina Moe-Lange, of Sammamish, had a busy off-season. She ended the ski season ranked as the No. 1 U.S. skier in her age group and represented Denmark as the youngest alpine skier at the Vancouver Olympics.

“Standing at that start gate is the scariest thing,” she said of her Olympic experience. “You never really know what you’re going into.”

The former Skyline student spent months training, traveling and hanging out with royalty. She was named skier of the year in her native country of Denmark and awarded the prize by Crown Princess Mary in Copenhagen, Moe-Lange said. She also trained in Oregon, New Zealand, and various other states around the United States.Like her fellow standout alpine skiers from Sammamish, Brooke Wales and Vanessa Berther, Moe-Lange is gearing up for a run at the Junior World Championships in February in Switzerland, among numerous other national and international races.

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