Elite Team: Vincent Bonacci

Vincent Bonacci, Biathlon

What is your Instagram handle?

@vbonacc

What is your hometown?

Salt Lake City, UT

What is your favorite race venue?

Soldier Hollow, UT

What is your go-to pre-race song/soundtrack?

Mixture of anything motivational, anything from Taylor swift to DMX depending on the mood.

What other hobbies and/or side gigs do you have going on?

I ride my bike a lot. Find me at Owenhouse Cycling.

What would an ideal day look like for you?

I wake up at 6, have a leisurely breakfast and coffee while listening to NPR, to get my news for the day. Go for a ski at around 7:30-8, so I get to the trails just before most other people, it has to be about 25 degrees and sunny. After that, have a quick lunch, spend the afternoon taking care of responsibilities before having a relaxed dinner and getting to bed early.

Any sponsor shoutouts?

None yet!

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@vbonacc

Elite Team: Ty Wiberg

Ty Wiberg, Biathlon & Nordic

What is your Instagram handle?

@wibergty

What is your hometown?

Chippewa Falls, WI

What is your favorite race venue?

Soldier Hollow, UT

What is your go-to pre-race song/soundtrack?

My pre-race music has stages depending on how close I am to the race time. A couple hours from race time something to calm the nerves, after that something to get me pumped up.

What other hobbies and/or side gigs do you have going on?

I also alpine ski, wheelchair race and I am a black belt in karate.

What would an ideal day look like for you?

An ideal day for me would be getting up right around sunrise, going for a nice long ski in the mountains with my friends. Just enjoying my day and life to the fullest everyday having a new adventure.

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@wibergty

Elite Team: Scott Lacy

Scott Lacy, Biathlon & Nordic

What is your Instagram handle?

@scottysbiscotti

What is your hometown?

Born and raised in beautiful Aspen, CO

What is your favorite race venue?

There are too many wonderful courses to choose just one.

What is your go-to pre-race song/soundtrack?

Moana, definitely Moana

What other hobbies and/or side gigs do you have going on?

In my free time I enjoy making all my own bacterial foods: Kimchi, Kombucha, Yogurt, Bread Starters, Cheese… And eating them!

What would an ideal day look like for you?

I would greatly enjoy a day including strong, decaf, English black tea, soaking in a natural hot springs, leaving some sort of positive impact on the world and star gazing.

Any sponsor shoutouts?

Sponsors and more at my website, check it out!

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@scottysbiscotti

Elite Team: Mikayla Maier

Mikayla Maier, Biathlon

What is your Instagram handle?

@mikaylamaier

What is your hometown?

Auburn, CA

What is your favorite race venue?

Wario Mountain (Mario Kart)

What is your go-to pre-race song/soundtrack?

Good Thing (DENM)

What other hobbies and/or side gigs do you have going on?

Helicopter flying, being an official NOAA weather watcher, geeking out on the weather models and gardening

What would an ideal day look like for you?

Waking up to a fox in our backyard after a foot of fresh snow has flocked all the trees, followed by hitting the freshly groomed trails up at Crosscut. Might also cap off the day by watching Outer Banks (again).

Any sponsor shoutouts?

I’m a proud Rossi athlete and have appreciated their support over the past three years.

Follow Mikayla

@mikaylamaier