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Years ago, right about the time young Kikkan was getting serious, a coach in a bar at a ski race with a lot of experience trundled out the familiar attitudes around skiing that tends to sweep over folks when they talk about the US and skiing. Speaking of Kikkan, he said: “I mean she’s good, but I don’t see her contending on the World Cup.” He said it with certainty. He believed that. Fortunately, Kikkan never heard that- or if she did, she never believed that. Belief is a funny thing. The time and investment Kikkan has put into her skiing, the strong support APU has given her and the unbridled optimism that balances Kikkan’s competitive drive with her focus, have turned her into a real force, an American skiing icon and the type of racer that will keep Scandinavians up at night wracked with concern (or at least hints of disbelief.) For Americans trying to make it, indomitable perseverance, positivity and belief are the greatest weapons we can borrow from the Alaskan contender on the World Cup. 
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