I finally put together a race schedule for next year! Not that it was that hard – the focus is on the World Championship Series and starting out the 2012 Olympic qualifying process. Starting June 1st any World Championship, World Cup, or Continental Championship (and maybe a few other events as well) will score Olympic ranking points. When the Olympics come around in 2012 I will have to be ranked high enough in this ranking to be eligible to go to the Olympics.
I’m excited about next year simply because I don’t have to race as much. My first half of 2009 was spent collecting ranking points so that I could get a start in the World Championship Series. Now my ranking is high enough that I don’t have to do that in 2010 (as long as I don’t mess up). Last year I raced 17 times whereas this year I only have 12 on the schedule: