New York then Home!!!

Here it is: We left for 5 months as a family. Went to Lake Placid, Calgary, Park City, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and then Sochi, Russia! Now we're back in New York!

We Came!
We Saw!
We conquered!

Look closely, Noelle is wearing a SILVER MEDAL!!! How Amazing!

It all feels like a dream! We are now in Manhattan, awaiting a few events and then we'll be on our way home! Here are a few things to look for this upcoming week:

The Today Show - Monday Morning Feb. 24

Sponsors appearances on Tuesday Feb. 25

Noelle ringing the NYSE bell Wednesday morning on our way out! Feb 26

I'll update the blog more with additional pictures and info as I receive it.

Gold in Sochi!!! Pure Amazing

Noelle Pikus-Pace come home with the Gold Medal on the Olympic track in Sochi!

The last World Cup race of the 2012-2013 season took place last night in Sochi, Russia: The Olympic Test Event.  Noelle came from behind by .17 seconds and moved up from 2nd to 1st place by .11 seconds to claim the Gold Medal.

Watch her runs at the following links:

1st Run - Noelle is 3rd off (the beginning of the video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Deflp91gs
2nd Run - Noelle is 2nd to last off (41min 10 sec mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAONTms5eCM

Sochi-The Final Race!

Women's skeleton world cup race:

February 15th, at 9:30 p.m. Friday night MST.
It will be live on YouTube at the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXuKnaTukb4&feature=g-user-lss

Noelle Pikus-Pace will be going off 3rd.  We are hoping for a top 6 finish.  She has had tractors and bulldozers running 24/7 outside her window, so she has had some rough nights and little sleep.  This unfortunately results in poor concentration in a sport where your reflexes need to be precise.

We have faith, Go Noelle!!

World Championships are in the Morning!!!

Hello Team Pikus Pace and Welcome to the Skeleton World Championships in St. Moritz/Celerina, Switzerland.

Inside Scoop

See below for the viewing schedule and youtube links.  Here is what is important for the next 2 days and how it works.

  

  -Skeleton World Championships is a 2 day event which consists of 4 runs (2 runs each day).

  -All 4 runs are added together to name the World Champion

  -Noelle needs a top 4 finish by the end of Heat 4 on Friday (the last run and end of the race).

  -If Noelle gets a 4th place finish or better she as an automatic bye onto the US team next year!  This will                   pretty much ensure that she will be going to the Olympics in Sochi (assuming no bobsleds come out of the      track at her direction and ensuring that no other bizarre accident takes place).

  - Have fun watching, don't lose too much sleep and I will keep the blog up to date with any important information that I come across.

Women's Skeleton Viewing Schedule

Heat 1: Thursday, January 31, 2013 @ 12:55 a.m. MST 
  Noelle is going off about 24th (about 1:35 a.m. MST)

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88oF_CnLWcg&list=LEkr7c8lwpup_LfDV7hOQWsgU

Heat 2:  Thursday, January 31, 2013 @ 2:40 a.m. MST
  Based on reverse order, Noelle should be going off about 40 min after this start time.
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXIUaaPLvik&list=LEkr7c8lwpup_LfDV7hOQWsgU

Heat 3:  Friday, February 1, 2013 @ 1:00 a.m. MST 
    Noelle will be going off 2nd so make sure your there for the start!       
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylLebZeJ78&list=LEkr7c8lwpup_LfDV7hOQWsgU

Heat 4:  Friday, February 1, 2013 @ 2:45 a.m. MST 
     Based on reverse order Noelle should be about 40 min after this start time.      
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIPqrYeF_ko&list=LEkr7c8lwpup_LfDV7hOQWsgU