Howdy folks, I’m back from intense few weeks of training and races in Southern Chile. It was amazing, really good to have those days to brush off the cobwebs before the actual season starts. Going into this trip I was recovering from a low back injury, so not at my best shape. As the days advanced, I kept improving my fitness and also technique. My trusted coach and good friend Mancha was with me every step of the way, and in the...
Competing in the Paralympic games in Paris was an incredible experience! The team traveled to Majorca for a camp one week prior to the games. We got to know each other better and settled into the new time zone. We also got the chance to test our equipment and make final adjustments. Since it was my first time competing on the track, most days were spent at the Velodrome, getting as much experience as possible before the races. On the other...
Hello people, Today I’m sharing about the doubts that athletes always have in their minds, specially when injured. My training was coming along nicely, increasing intensity and frequency of workouts. Then on Sunday morning, body is sore from previous days, and cold, and I did a stupid movement / motion -bending & twisting my back to move a light piece of furniture, then I feel a pop! Pain came in instantly and it got worse as the days went by… not good....
Hello partners, We got some good news, Para races will be added in Chile, put on by Brazil, that’ll be a first! That means I’ll start (if I do well) accumulating points - very important for my Italy 2026 Paralympics campaign, the window opens now! Super excited with the news, because at first I thought it would be just training, but now we’re switching gears into race mode. It gives me an extra oomph for training. That, on top of watching the Paris...
Hello folks, Now that the season is officially over, it’s time to settle into my back at home and “base fitness” regime. As beautiful as the photos & videos that coach did from all the training & racing, there’s a lot to dissect & improve watching those… I know what I’m doing wrong and also what I have to do to improve, on the technique side of things. There’s tweaks to be made on the snowboard leg - which by the way just...
Hello folks, It’s funny how sometimes you have so much of a good thing that it’s hard to come back to “normal.” Sounds like complaining, but it’s not… I’m so grateful and aware that I have a great family, an awesome job and live in a great place. But the highs are so high sometimes that is hard to get back to schedule, commitments, routine. Think about it… the sport itself, snowboarding, is SO MUCH FUN! That I get paid to travel & train...
Hello guys, I’d like to share good news today; the races in the indoor “ice box” in Landgraaf, Holland, went extremely well and I collected two gold medals!! Super pumped, I surprised myself w the fact, but also would like to share the details on that. Because last season I ended up only doing one race (which I didn’t do well), I lost most of my points and downgraded to the “entry level” race —the European Cup of Banked Slalom (and not...
Hello folks, The schedule is out and most dates are locked for my upcoming race season, exciting! After planing with my Federation in Brazil and Coach Mancha, looks like I’ll be racing the following events: —Banked Slalom (BSL) on the indoor course of Landgraaf, Netherlands in late November. From there, another indoor race was going to follow in the UK but that got canceled (they were just planing that one but never concretized). —Snowboard Cross (SBX) in Grahsgeren, Germany, in late February. —Snowboard Cross in...
Greetings friends & family! Winter training has been going well, it’s the time of year I increase my training load with the goal of being at 100% by the time my races come. It’s been a lot of balance board training, weights, a bit of running & swimming and making sure I recover well. I went twice to the snow for specific training , and in early January I’ll be off to Finland (World Cup), Spain (Worlds) & potentially Italy (test...
(Preface: My post in March simply vanished from the blog; I’m re-doing this since I haven’t shared my Beijing experience. ——————————————————“You only get one life, and I’m fortunate to still have mine.”We did it guys, I am officially a Paralympian:)))It was about 2 weeks of pure magic and fun moments lived in China. Of course, with the nerves & anxiety & expectations that come with racing as well —all expected. The training camp prior to the Games was crucial, and...
