Parkite mogulist Nick Page’s 2024-25 season ended less than a month ago, yet the 22 year old isn’t taking much time off. Page described an all-important Olympic preparation offseason where he’ll look to improve upon his skiing and jumping, after finishing the year ranked fifth in the world.
Page got right back into the gym following the season-ending World Championships. He’s continuing to maintain his fitness base while getting in as much on-snow work as possible. The last few weeks, Page took off to Sapporo, Japan, to lead a youth training camp alongside good friends and fellow World Cup skiers Mikael Kingsbury and Walter Wallberg.
The three skiers are all ID One skiers, a Japanese-founded freestyle ski company. They led groups of aspiring mogulists through various exercises designed to sharpen their skiing, also offering them world-class tips. Page said he loved to see the Japanese’s respect and passion for the sport.
The Japanese have three skiers in the top 25 in the world, including Ikuma Horishima who finished the year ranked second. The Japanese women have six skiers ranked in the world’s top 25.
“It was awesome, a very fun trip,” said Page. “Getting to spend time with with Mick and Walter was great. Then getting to coach and see all the Japanese moguls community was pretty cool because they’re very passionate.”
Page added that the kids were all very eager to soak in all the knowledge they could during the camps. He said they’re so talented, it’s possible Japan could continue becoming a dominant force in the international sport.
It was Page’s third time in Japan. He coached the camp two years ago and competed in a cup there in 2020. He, Kingsbury and Wallberg took plenty of time when off the snow to further explore the country.
“Just being friends was really cool,” said Page on the trip with Kingsbury and Wallberg. “We watched the Masters final round a little bit on Sunday. That was crazy. It was an incredible ending.”
Page throws some air while taking training runs in Sapporo, Japan. Credit: Photo courtesy of Taro Tampo
Page said his favorite dining experience was all the sushi he had. He also got some good training laps in on their soft, spring snow.
Page and the U.S. team will use this week’s offseason testing to see if they can spot any areas for improvement. He’ll be in the gym at the Center for Excellence again before heading off to Whistler for more on-snow work in a few weeks time.
“I’ve got to get stronger and got to get quicker,” said Page. “Just have to keep hammering away at all that.”
Page also said he’ll try to catch up with friends in town and continue working on that golf swing during this most-quiet part of his offseason.
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