Hello,

I am writing today with a lot of really exciting news. First and foremost, probably the coolest thing I have ever done, I completed my Olympic Registration for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. This does not mean I am going to the Olympics, it means that as a U.S. Team member I am a potential competitor. I also got fitted for all the Olympic outfits. Those two experiences really opened my eyes to the job ahead. It was the first time I thought about the Olympics as a real possibility as opposed to a distant dream. Game on!

We filmed again last week for the reality TV show. The crew came out for four days and filmed everything we did. They were extremely accommodating to me because I had to leave a day early. The crew crammed three days of filming into two days but we got everything done and all parties involved are very excited. Hopefully we will know in the coming months whether or not a Network is interested.

I had to leave the shooting a day early for Zach Recine's, one of my best friends, wedding in Lake Tahoe. I meant Zach as soon as I moved to Las Vegas and we were instantly riding partners in every sense of the word. His wedding weekend was easily one of the best weekends I have ever been privy to.

I escaped Zach's wedding unscathed and have just arrived in Mt. Hood, OR for three weeks. I will be doing some guest coaching and a lot of training. In addition to moguls and jumping, I intend to incorporate a lot of Giant Slalom (GS) training to strengthen my skier cross abilities.

Thank you so much for sharing this excitement with me. My drive is stronger and focus clearer than it has ever been before. There is a set path laid before me and the first step is winning U.S. Team Selections in December. Thanks again for your love and support.

Love

Jay Panther

Spring Training and Reality TV

Hello, I am excited to write in good health.  My shoulder is getting better everyday.  I have been back in Park City a little over a week now and the training has been great.  We are skiing on the weekends at Snowbird and jumping during the week at the water ramps.  I have attached some video of the Snowbird training last weekend. I also have some exciting news to report.  The reality TV show that came to Park City in March to film us is moving forward.  The original project manager has gotten the producers he wants and the financial backing to film a pilot.  The crew is coming up June 22-28 to film us live and train.  Once they film the pilot they have to find a network who is interested and if it gets good ratings then it is game on!  It is still a long shot but exciting to be moving forward.  It would be so cool if this caught on and our sport ended up on MTV!   Thank you all so much for your support and love. Jay Panther

Jay Panther Wins in Mt. Gabriel

Hello everyone,  

It feels good to write with great news...I won the Mt. Gabriel Nor Am! It is nice to have a win under my belt going into the half way point in the season. This also puts me in a solid position for the Grand Prix.  

The weekend was really very crazy. The weather dropped down to -40 degrees over the weekend. The cleaning lady took my cell phone the first day we were there. Please send me an email back with your phone number because all of my contacts are gone. There were over 35 World Cup skiers at the Nor Am. A lot of the coaches were saying that was the toughest contest they have seen in years. I skied really well all weekend. I qualified 15th and then skied my finals run over two and a half seconds faster than anybody else skied it all weekend! I have posted the winning run on YouTube. The link is below:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hIOcYPqac8  

Coming back to the U.S. on Monday one of our rental cars broke down. I ended up driving 11 people in a van with 7 seats and all of our gear across the boarder. The fact that we got through is a miracle. Then we showed up for our flights 20 minutes before the plane took off and still managed to get on! It is really nice to be back in Park City but I leave again soon. We are actually driving to Sun Valley, ID today and then I go to Copper, CO on Monday for the Skier Cross Nor Am! I will keep you all up to date. Thank all for your support! Team Panther finally has a win!!!!  

Jay Panther

Back on Snow!

What's up family,

I wanted to write and share my excitement with everyone.  I am finally skiing for the first time since my fractured knee cap in early March!  It is great to be in the cold and back at my first love.  We are in Summit, CO skiing at Arapahoe Basin.  Most of the resorts here are open with a few groomed runs but the coverage is getting better as it has been snowing a few inches everyday.  The training is good and hopefully we will be jumping some time next week.  

I will be in Colorado until December 21st.  I have a U.S. Team Camp November 24-December 5.  Then I head down to Telluride for the first Jeep King of the Mountain Skier Cross event.  Immediately following that I go up to Winter Park for U.S. Team Selections event.  The next 6 weeks are going to be busy but there is nothing I would rather be doing.  I will check back in soon with some video.