7/9/2023 0 Comments Coach scarf![]() There are no stains, spots, holes, thread snags or thread runs to declare. This scarf is in 10 out of 10, new, mint, and unused condition (see our condition scale for reference). The colorway is comprised of a mindaro green border surrounding a white background with design details rendered in greys, taupes, browns, tans, light lemon, celadon green and sky blue. This design is titled (see, photo 5), but has no artist signature. This scarf's colorway and its box date this scarf as a 2004 reissue. This rare and beloved design was reissued by Hermès in spring-summer 1999 and again spring-summer 2004. Side saddles were developed for female riders in the the middle of 14th century and were used continuously up through the early 20th century by "lady riders" who were expected to project the apperance of modesty by not sitting astride their mounts. This beautiful design features numerous Victorian era, Parisian ladies riding horses side saddle on the numerous area bridle paths on a summer day accompanied by husbands or gentlemen friends also on horseback. He has lots of fond memories of travelling with team members in Canada and overseas, and seeing them excel on the international stage.Les Amazones II or Women Riding Horses Side Saddle, designed by the iconic Hermès artist, Philippe Dumas, and first issued by Hermès in 1976. He's loved his years of coaching the Yukon team, and working with hundreds of young athletes over the years. He plans to return to working with the national team, but mostly in the fall and winter and not as a year-round occupation. Masson - an Olympian himself - is not fully retiring from coaching. "Obviously the success is there already," said Nishikawa. Masson has led the program for nearly three decades, and Nishikawa wants to figure out exactly what's been going right. He says he's also going to pick his predecessor's brain as much as he can. "No matter how your race goes, you can just find three things that you've done well - and then kind of reevaluate and and start working again to try to get better." You need to have a goal, and then you've got to be really realistic," he said. Nishikawa describes himself as a "super process-oriented" coach. The relatively small Yukon program is renowned for punching above its weight when it comes to Olympic talent - along with Nishikawa, Dahria Beatty, Knute Johnsgaard, and Nishikawa's sister, Emily, all went on to international success after starting their ski careers in Whitehorse. (Issei Kato/Reuters)Ĭoming back to lead the Yukon cross-country ski program is no step down for Nishikawa, though. Nishikawa helped lead McKeever to medal-winning performances at the 2014, 20 Paralympic games, as well as in other international competitions, up until McKeever's retirement from competition last year.Ĭanada's Brian McKeever, left, and guide Nishikawa, right, celebrate during the flower ceremony after winning the gold medal in the men's visually impaired middle-distance cross-country event at the Beijing Paralympics in 2022. ![]() He also found great success as a guide for Canadian Paralympic skier Brian McKeever. Since then, he's competed at World Cup events and coached at the national level. ![]() He started as a youth in the "jackrabbit" program in Whitehorse with Masson, and then moved to Canmore, Alta., in 2003 to pursue a career in the sport. Nishikawa has an impressive resume as a competitive skier. "With all the experiences I have and all the training I've done, I think I just felt like I can, I want to share what I've learned." ![]() It's a "little bit surreal, for sure," Nishikawa said. Now Nishikawa is set to return home to Whitehorse to take over from his former coach who's retiring, and head up the local competitive ski program - Cross Country Yukon. Graham Nishikawa says it feels like "a lifetime ago" that he was part of the Yukon cross-country ski team, being driven to race events by the team's longtime coach Alain Masson.
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