Hey all,

Just got back to Germany after 2 full days of Rome, it was pretty sweet! Did the usual touristy stuff, Colosseum, Vatican, Sistine Chapel and alot of walking around. Met some great people where I was staying as well.

As far as pictures goes it was much easier to take them and put them on a ipod/iphone/ipad app called “instagram”, which is free, so if you download it you can search for my name mtdskeleton and follow me to see all the pictures.

Later I will upload some videos but the wifi here is very slow and it may not work.

until next time- Mike

Read the press release from the last race here:

http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Bobsled-and-Skeleton-Federation/Features/2013/January/06/Dellemann-and-OShea-lead-Intercontinental-Cup-team-in-Igls.aspx?fb_comment_id=fbc_342392852535649_54509319_342438805864387#f2d3f94a2c

heres a video update and a pic from the track

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIkGfjBJZSI

view from the start house

Hey All,

Well after a long and not very sleep filled flight I am now sitting in the B and B we booked near Innsbruk, Austria. The drive was amazing as usual and we start sliding tomorrow! Took a few pics along the way but they don’t come very close to the actual beauty. I will try to get a video update once we get to the track.

Hey all,

Well I leave tomorrow for the start of the second half of the season in Europe! I fly into Munich on the 1st and the drive to Innsbruk Austria for 6 days, then Altenberg Germany for 2 weeks, then a quick 4 day visit to Winterberg Germany. In total I will be spending 24 days in Austria and Germany competing in 5 races to round out the 2012/13 season.

After all this I decided to treat myself to a little vacation to Ireland! I will be flying into Dublin and hanging out there for 4 days before returning home Jan 28th.

If you know of anything great to do in any of those places let me know!

read the press release from the last race- http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Bobsled-and-Skeleton-Federation/Features/2012/December/08/Gabryszak-sweeps-womens-skeleton-races-in-Park-City-Intercontinental-Cup.aspx

Hey All,

Well the first half of the season is already done and boy did it end well! after some tough races in Canada I was excited to return to the USA and a familiar track. During our first race in Park City UT I made one costly mistake that took me from 5th in the middle of the run to 15th at the end! I ended up moving into 13th after the second run but I knew I could do better.

The second day we were struck be a major snowstorm where they almost cancelled the race twice! After my first run I was tied for 10th, but only .3 seconds away from a top 4 finish. After pushing the fastest start time I relaxed on my sled and guided it down the track in the fastest time of the second heat. The snow was still coming down hard while I waited, but it seemed that no one could match my time. I was all the way up to 5th position when we started to head to the top, and once I got there I was in 3rd and the race was over!

It was a very exciting time and now I look forward to competing in Europe for my final 5 races of the season! Thanks for all the support again and happy holidays

Hey all,

Well got my first race done with at the 2010 Olympic track in Whistler, BC. I had a difficult time all week trying to figure out this very difficult and technical track. My first run yesterday was good in comparison to my others from the week, I slid 3/4 of a second faster than ever but the field was very talented and was in 16th. Then after a hit on the wall right away on my second run I dropped down 2 spots. Hopefully I can put together 2 consistent runs today and then off to Park City, UT.

On a good note I did have the fastest push times on both heats so recovery/training is going real well! Check it out at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyvl7_8DmkU&feature=youtu.be 

hey all,

check out the video I took while in Whistler, BC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEw4txBUgGQ&feature=youtu.be 

Hey All,

Well my time in Park City has come to an end, heading home for my first thanksgiving in 2 years! Gonna be nice to see the family and friends for a week before I head off to Whistler, Canada for my first ICC race!

Dont forget to check out my fundraising sight- www.indiegogo.com/mtdskeleton