Welcome to our new website. We are really excited to have a place to journal our skating careers and to share it with our family, friends and skating fans.

When we reflect upon our last two seasons as seniors, there is no question that we have learned a lot. Our first year, we were just happy that we survived! It was a tough year looking for a new training base after our coach Paul Wirtz unexpectedly passed away. This past season, we weren't really sure what to expect because of Rachel's injuries – a fractured pelvis, a concussion and then tendonitis in her foot! But this was the year we began to train with Aljona, Robin and Ingo. We felt we made some great strides this year and even though we weren't as consistent as we would have liked, we were really happy to secure a spot on the National Team again.

So we are now preparing for the 2008–2009 season and we are really excited about what lies ahead. Our goal is to make the 2010 Olympic Team and the first step is to medal at next year's Canadians. In the next couple of months, our blog will be up and running and we will be able to keep everyone updated on how everything is going. Stay tuned!