Jason Kask, a graduate student and teaching assistant in the School of Kinesiology, arrived in Sochi, Russia, on March 2, 2014. He is a part of the U.S. Paralympics Nordic Ski Team as a service technician in the 2014 Paralympics. Kask and another technician are responsible for preparing the athletes’ skis, a process that involves managing the fleet of test skis, finding the best wax, and understanding the structure and grid for each race.

Updates about his experiences in Sochi will appear on the School of Kinesiology’s ALL THINGS KINSIDERED blog. View his first update here. His adventures can also be found on Twitter by following @JasonKask.