Skiing with Yina

By Charlotte Rasmussen, LM Editor

Just back from six weeks of training and racing in Vail, Colorado and the Canadian Rockies with her coach, Yina Moe-Lang was home for the Christmas break and up early to go skiing with my 8-year old daughter, Zoe, at one of her favorite local ski areas—Alpental. Ranked 292 in the world in 2010 in the women’s downhill and a member of the 2010 Danish Winter Olympic team, Yina Moe-Lange is a poised and independent 17-year-old and one incredible skier. Born in Tokyo, Japan to Danish parents, Yina has Danish citizenship, speaks fluent Danish and loves her Mom’s home-baked rye bread. Clocked at 72 miles per hour in a downhill race at Lake Louise last year, Yina goes as fast on skis as we drive on the interstate. She describes a typical downhill race as going as fast as you dare, controlling your fear with the hope that your training will allow you to hold that edge until the finish line. Yina races in all 4 Women’s alpine events and she enjoys the more technical aspects of the slalom events with the Giant Slalom being her favorite.

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