"A bit of a crazy weekend, with weather from heavy snow, high winds and rain, to blue skies and sunshine. A few technical difficulties and then chairlift problems, meaning second run day 2 couldn’t go off….BUT our club pulled it all together for a very successful event for the kids, which is what it is all about. Thanks to all the volunteers who made this happen." ~ Mt. Washington Ski Club news

COMPLETE RESULTS HERE

Congratulations to the top-10 finishers!

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Men, 1 Run Morning
1 GREENE, Oliver (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 51.86
2 HOEFER, Luke (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 52.70
3 JORDAN, Tait (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.19
4 BEAUREGARD, Skylar (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.28
5 LEE, David (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.42
6 NICOLLS, John (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.54
7 MORROW, Jack (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.90
8 FERGUSON, Jackson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.30
9 SHANDRO, Ethan (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.33
10 WOOD, David (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.43

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run Morning
1 NICOLLS, Virginia (Ginny) (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 51.81
2 CHARTRAND, Alexandra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 52.21
3 BULOWSKI, Vera (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 52.89
4 BRUDAR, Una (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.32
5 JUMONVILLE, Freya (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.64
6 BRUDAR, Tara (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.80
7 TORREGGIANI, Ava (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 54.92
8 HAZIZA, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.99
9 MCINNES, Fiona (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 55.59
10 MACDOUGALL, Elise (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 55.85

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Men, 1 Run Afternoon
1 BEAUREGARD, Skylar (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 50.88
2 NICOLLS, John (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 52.40
3 SHANDRO, Ethan (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 52.41
4 NELLIS, Taylor (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 52.66
5 SCOTT, Cody (Cypress Ski Club) 53.16
6 GREENE, Oliver (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 54.12
7 FORSSANDER, Lukas (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.26
8 FERGUSON, Jackson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.37
9 LEE, David (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.61
10 MORROW, Jack (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.73

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run Afternoon
1 CHARTRAND, Alexandra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 51.71
2 NICOLLS, Virginia (Ginny) (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 51.72
3 JOHNSTON, Emilly Gabrielle (Mt Washington) 51.88
4 JUMONVILLE, Freya (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 52.85
5 BRUDAR, Tara (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.05
6 TORREGGIANI, Ava (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 54.27
7 MATSON, Maia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 54.93
8 SLATER, Makyla (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 55.24
9 DAWSON, Jaden (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 55.41
10 WALLIN, Caitlin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 55.42

Sunday, January 17 Giant Slalom, Men
1 GREENE, Oliver (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 50.80
2 NELLIS, Taylor (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 52.16
3 HOEFER, Luke (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 52.56
4 FERGUSON, Jackson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 52.61
5 JORDAN, Tait (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.07
6 SCOTT, Cody (Cypress Ski Club) 53.46
7 FORSSANDER, Lukas (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.55
8 MORROW, Jack (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.70
9 GRANT, Jack (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.80
10 NICOLLS, John (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.07

Sunday, January 17 Giant Slalom, Ladies
1 CHARTRAND, Alexandra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 48.90
2 BRUDAR, Tara (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 50.62
3 JUMONVILLE, Freya (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 50.93
4 MATSON, Maia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 52.55
5 BRUDAR, Una (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.24
6 MATSON, Kate (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 53.75
7 HAZIZA, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 53.88
8 BURY, Sophie (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.06
9 WALLIN, Caitlin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 54.11
10 TORREGGIANI, Ava (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 54.21

U14 boys GS Podium, Sun Peaks, - Isaac Athans 1st; Luke McMillan 2nd; Devin Blaser 3rd

Teck

Okanagan Zone Races hosted by Sun Peaks Alpine Club

January 16 & 17, 2016

COMPLETE RESULTS HERE

Great job everyone, here are the top-10 finishers in each race!

NOTE: U14 ATHLETES ARE YOB 2002 & 2003

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Men, U14+ - 1 Run

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Ladies, U14+ - 1 Run

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Men, U14+ - 1 Run

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Ladies, U14+ - 1 Run

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Men, U12 - 1 Run
1 MUNROE, Parker (Vernon Ski Club) 1:02.72
2 KELLY, Reed (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:02.79
3 SMITH, Cameron (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:02.93
4 HOSKINS, Jacob (Prince George Ski Club) 1:04.40
5 JERSTAD, Joshua (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:05.01
6 BRODKORB, Max 1:05.03
7 LENZI, Teigan (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:05.14
8 CENTENO, Manuel (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:05.21
9 ROSS, Tyson (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:06.63
10 RICHARDSON, James (Vernon Ski Club) 1:06.92

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Ladies, U12 - 1 Run
1 ROBINSON, Jamie (Vernon Ski Club) 1:03.15
2 SALEHHUDDIN, Aruwin (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:04.53
3 LORIMER, Talyn (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:05.04
4 KARDOES, Sydney (Manning Ski Club) 1:06.76
5 WARGNIEZ, Charlotte (Apex Ski Club) 1:07.03
6 SIDJAK, Nora (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:07.58
7 LAWLOR, Samantha (Apex Ski Club) 1:09.19
8 SWIFT, Kiera (Big White Ski Club) 1:09.38
9 MILLS, Ella (Vernon Ski Club) 1:10.57
10 LITTLE, Shayna (Big White Ski Club) 1:11.78

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Men, U12 - 1 Run
1 KELLY, Reed (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:03.31
2 SMITH, Cameron (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:03.48
3 MUNROE, Parker (Vernon Ski Club) 1:04.33
4 HOSKINS, Jacob (Prince George Ski Club) 1:05.16
5 GRANT, Jaras (Apex Ski Club) 1:05.50
6 LENZI, Teigan (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:06.38
7 ROSS, Tyson (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:06.77
8 JERSTAD, Joshua (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:07.07
9 RICHARDSON, James (Vernon Ski Club) 1:07.97
10 GAINEY, Maxwell (Apex Ski Club) 1:09.08

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Ladies, U12 - 1 Run
1 ROBINSON, Jamie (Vernon Ski Club) 1:04.61
2 LORIMER, Talyn (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:04.62
3 SALEHHUDDIN, Aruwin (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:05.14
4 KARDOES, Sydney (Manning Ski Club) 1:06.42
5 SWIFT, Kiera (Big White Ski Club) 1:08.65
6 RICHARDSON, Claire (Vernon Ski Club) 1:09.01
7 SIDJAK, Nora (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:09.08
8 WARGNIEZ, Charlotte (Apex Ski Club) 1:09.37
9 LAWLOR, Samantha (Apex Ski Club) 1:10.39
10 BLASER, Sienna 1:10.94

Overall SL Podium, Sun Peaks, Liam Applegath 1st; Devin Blaser 2nd; Joshua Jacoby 3rd - and thanks to Nancy Greene for presenting the awards!!

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Men, U14+ - 1 Run

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Ladies, U14+ - 1 Run

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Men, U14+ - 1 Run

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Ladies, U14+ - 1 Run

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Men, U12 - 1 Run
1 MUNROE, Parker (Vernon Ski Club) 54.44
2 KELLY, Reed (Revelstoke Ski Club) 56.46
3 HOSKINS, Jacob (Prince George Ski Club) 58.15
4 GRANT, Jaras (Apex Ski Club) 58.20
5 LENZI, Teigan (Revelstoke Ski Club) 58.37
6 JERSTAD, Joshua (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 59.07
7 SMITH, Cameron (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 59.78
8 WOOLLENDS, Noah (Lightning Creek) 1:00.65
9 RICHARDSON, James (Vernon Ski Club) 1:01.90
10 GAINEY, Maxwell (Apex Ski Club) 1:02.04

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Ladies, U12 - 1 Run
1 LORIMER, Talyn (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 54.13
2 SWIFT, Kiera (Big White Ski Club) 57.21
3 KARDOES, Sydney (Manning Ski Club) 58.02
4 SALEHHUDDIN, Aruwin (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 59.05
5 ROBINSON, Jamie (Vernon Ski Club) 59.14
6 MILLS, Ella (Vernon Ski Club) 1:00.89
7 LAWLOR, Samantha (Apex Ski Club) 1:01.69
8 GERLOCZY, Blanka 1:02.15
9 MUSSEAU, Sydney (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:02.39
10 LITTLE, Shayna (Big White Ski Club) 1:04.00

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Men, U12 - 1 Run
1 MUNROE, Parker (Vernon Ski Club) 1:01.34
2 KELLY, Reed (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:02.11
3 SMITH, Cameron (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:03.32
4 GRANT, Jaras (Apex Ski Club) 1:03.33
5 HOSKINS, Jacob (Prince George Ski Club) 1:04.60
6 JERSTAD, Joshua (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:04.97
7 BRODKORB, Max 1:06.46
8 LENZI, Teigan (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:07.35
9 CENTENO, Manuel (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:07.72
10 JACOBY, Fraser (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:07.80

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Ladies, U12 - 1 Run
1 LORIMER, Talyn (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:03.09
2 GERLOCZY, Blanka 1:05.47
3 SIDJAK, Nora (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:05.77
4 MILLS, Ella (Vernon Ski Club) 1:07.47
5 WARGNIEZ, Charlotte (Apex Ski Club) 1:08.82
6 LAWLOR, Samantha (Apex Ski Club) 1:09.38
7 RICHARDSON, Claire (Vernon Ski Club) 1:09.40
8 WHITECROSS, Jayna (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) 1:11.69
9 LITTLE, Shayna (Big White Ski Club) 1:12.61
10 GENTES, Philomena 1:13.53

TECK Kootenay Zone Race Series

GS & SL

RED Mountain Resort, Rossland BC

Hosted by the Red Mountain Racers

January 15 - 17, 2016

COMPLETE RESULTS HERE

Congrats to all the competitors, see the top-10 finishers listed below!

Friday, January 15 Giant Slalom, Men, 1 Run
1 PATTERSON, Gavin (Red Mountain Racers) 1:00.10
2 IHNS, Heiko (Red Mountain Racers) 1:00.22
3 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 1:01.21
4 GIBBONS, Derek (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:01.67
5 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:03.08
6 BELLMAN, Troy (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:03.89
7 BEAMAN, Joshua (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:03.93
8 LEISHMAN, Henry (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:03.94
9 TIMM, Dylan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:04.21
10 CHRISTIE, Max (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:05.33

Friday, January 15 Giant Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run
1 GAUL, Samantha (Red Mountain Racers) 1:00.86
2 MARTIN, Cory (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:03.92
3 LASSILA-CLACK, Emily (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:05.06
4 SCHULZE, Hanna (Red Mountain Racers) 1:05.08
5 STEFANI, Sage (Red Mountain Racers) 1:05.28
6 DUMBA, Sadie (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:05.39
7 KING, Abigail (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:05.46
8 JONES, Aliza (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:05.64
9 HICKSON, Sophie (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:06.19
10 MURRAY, Zarah (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:07.65

Friday, January 15 Giant Slalom, Men, 1 Run
1 DALMALM, Hugo 50.91
2 IHNS, Heiko (Red Mountain Racers) 51.75
3 PATTERSON, Gavin (Red Mountain Racers) 52.45
4 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 53.60
5 TIMM, Dylan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 55.30
6 HENDERSON, Arlo (Whitewater Ski Team) 55.34
7 BELLMAN, Troy (Whitewater Ski Team) 55.53
8 LUNN, Noah (Red Mountain Racers) 55.90
9 UNTERGUGGENBERGER, Clemens 55.98
10 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 56.34

Friday, January 15 Giant Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run
1 GAUL, Samantha (Red Mountain Racers) 52.53
2 KOPER, Lauren (Black Dogs Ski Club) 55.13
3 JONES, Aliza (Whitewater Ski Team) 56.25
4 SCHULZE, Hanna (Red Mountain Racers) 56.87
5 KING, Abigail (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 57.08
6 LASSILA-CLACK, Emily (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 57.38
7 CARR, Samila (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 57.39
8 DUMBA, Sadie (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 57.42
8 STEFANI, Sage (Red Mountain Racers) 57.42
10 HICKSON, Sophie (Whitewater Ski Team) 57.64

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Men, 1 Run
1 DALMALM, Hugo 57.11
2 PATTERSON, Gavin (Red Mountain Racers) 57.32
3 IHNS, Heiko (Red Mountain Racers) 58.16
4 TIMM, Dylan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 58.36
5 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 58.63
6 LUNN, Noah (Red Mountain Racers) 1:00.30
7 LEISHMAN, Henry (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:00.66
8 HENDERSON, Arlo (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:00.69
9 BEAMAN, Joshua (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:00.99
10 BROWN, John (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:01.05

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run
1 GAUL, Samantha (Red Mountain Racers) 58.43
2 MARTIN, Cory (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:00.93
3 KOPER, Lauren (Black Dogs Ski Club) 1:01.10
4 CARR, Samila (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:01.77
5 GARDINER, Zara (Red Mountain Racers) 1:01.83
6 DUMBA, Sadie (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:02.42
7 KING, Abigail (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:02.43
8 HICKSON, Sophie (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:02.63
9 SCHULZE, Hanna (Red Mountain Racers) 1:02.84
10 STEFANI, Sage (Red Mountain Racers) 1:04.34

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Men, 1 Run
1 IHNS, Heiko (Red Mountain Racers) 57.14
2 DALMALM, Hugo 57.33
3 PATTERSON, Gavin (Red Mountain Racers) 57.93
4 TIMM, Dylan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 59.45
5 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 59.85
6 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:00.03
7 BROWN, John (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:01.05
8 GIBBONS, Derek (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:01.30
9 BEAMAN, Joshua (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:01.37
10 LEISHMAN, Henry (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:01.56

Saturday, January 16 Giant Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run
1 GAUL, Samantha (Red Mountain Racers) 59.03
2 CARR, Samila (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:01.41
3 MARTIN, Cory (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:01.60
4 GARDINER, Zara (Red Mountain Racers) 1:01.84
5 KOPER, Lauren (Black Dogs Ski Club) 1:01.88
6 DUMBA, Sadie (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:02.42
7 JONES, Aliza (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:02.61
8 KING, Abigail (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:02.75
9 SCHULZE, Hanna (Red Mountain Racers) 1:03.90
10 MURRAY, Zarah (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:04.31

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Men, 1 Run
1 PATTERSON, Gavin (Red Mountain Racers) 55.97
2 DALMALM, Hugo 1:00.27
3 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:01.40
4 LEISHMAN, Henry (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:03.42
5 LUNN, Noah (Red Mountain Racers) 1:04.58
6 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 1:05.14
7 GIBBONS, Derek (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:05.81
8 TIMM, Dylan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:05.85
9 BROWN, John (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:06.37
10 UNTERGUGGENBERGER, Clemens 1:07.01

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run
1 GARDINER, Zara (Red Mountain Racers) 1:04.21
2 KOPER, Lauren (Black Dogs Ski Club) 1:05.45
3 MARTIN, Cory (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:05.50
4 KING, Abigail (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:07.26
5 SCHULZE, Hanna (Red Mountain Racers) 1:07.79
6 JONES, Aliza (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:08.17
7 HICKSON, Sophie (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:09.43
8 STEFANI, Sage (Red Mountain Racers) 1:09.73
9 NUTTALL, Sasha (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:10.07
10 LEGER, Chanel (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 1:11.62

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Men, 1 Run
1 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 54.17
2 LEISHMAN, Henry (Whitewater Ski Team) 54.26
3 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 55.58
4 DALMALM, Hugo 55.92
5 LUNN, Noah (Red Mountain Racers) 56.02
6 HENDERSON, Arlo (Whitewater Ski Team) 56.58
7 BELLMAN, Troy (Whitewater Ski Team) 57.03
8 BEAMAN, Joshua (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 57.12
9 SWAN, Bobby (Whitewater Ski Team) 57.20
10 LAZIER, Liam (Whitewater Ski Team) 58.03

Sunday, January 17 Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run
1 GARDINER, Zara (Red Mountain Racers) 53.38
2 KOPER, Lauren (Black Dogs Ski Club) 53.80
3 CICALESE, Lorena (Black Dogs Ski Club) 54.67
4 KING, Abigail (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 54.74
5 MARTIN, Cory (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 55.72
6 STEFANI, Sage (Red Mountain Racers) 56.31
7 SCHULZE, Hanna (Red Mountain Racers) 56.89
8 JONES, Aliza (Whitewater Ski Team) 57.26
9 NUTTALL, Sasha (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 57.85
10 LEGER, Chanel (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 58.19

(BC Men's Team - L to R - Cooper, Unterberger, Mulligan, Alexander, Carry, Peiffer, Kirshenblatt, Seger, Dumoulin)

FLASH QUOTES:

Riley Seger (WMSC) - "The whole field was charging it down this hill and I knew I had to go full gas and ski two cleans runs to be fast, pretty happy with how today went!" (SEE ON-HILL POST-RACE INTERVIEW)

PL Dumoulin (Men's Head Coach) - "Very happy with the effort the boys put in this weekend at COP. We just had a good week of training and the guys are starting to make some adjustments. Really happy for Riley, he has been skiing well for a while and it's good to see him put it together on back to back racing days. He is competitive in all disciplines at the moment, which is what we are looking for!"


Canada Olympic Park, Calgary PHOTO CREDIT: Vladimir Natalenko

U18 Podium Results:

Women Day 1
1st - Kristina Natalenko (VST - Grouse Tyee)
2nd - Katie Fleckenstein (WMSC)
3rd - Sydney Bezenar

Men Day 1
1st - Sam Wall
2nd - Max Kirshenblatt
3rd - Marcus Holm


Women Day 2
1st - Nakia Kamachi
2nd - Kristina Natalenko (VST - Grouse Tyee)
3rd - Sydney Bezenar

Men Day 2
1st - Adrien Grabinski
2nd - Max Kirshenblatt
3rd - Sam Wall


(BC Women's Team - L to R - Cooper, Martin, Wearmouth, Fleckenstein, Jazic)

NOR-AM MENS & LADIES SKI CROSS

Tabor Mountain Ski Resort

January 15 – 17, 2016

January 17, 2016, Tabor Mountain (from Ted Clarke, Prince George Citizen) - Tiana Gairns. a 17-year-old member of the Prince George Alpine Ski Club, had no trouble holding her nerves in check as the hometown favourite, and captured both NorAm Cup events Saturday and Sunday. Gairns, who started skiing at local resorts when she was two years old, was the fastest qualifier in an 11-skier women's field Saturday. She reeled off wins in her two heat races and was untouchable in the final, grabbing top spot on the podium over second-place Mara White of Squaw Valley, Calif., and third-place Courtney Hoffos of Invermere. Gairns also won Sunday's race, sharing the podium with silver medalist Zoe Chore of Kimberley and third-place Hoffos.

"It's quite an advantage to know the course. I've had three or four different races here and I know where all the berms are and where the good passing spots are and where I have to defend my line, which all the other girls had to learn just for this race," said Gairns. "I had lots of time to figure it out. Tabor has an amazing hill." - See more at: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/sports/gairns-grabs-gold-at-noram-ski-cross-1.2152820#sthash.h0o7PpoS.dpuf


Local racer Tiana Gairns launches herself off a jump on Saturday as she competed in the Nor-Am Cup ski cross competition at Tabor Mountain. The event, which took place on both Saturday and Sunday, saw a total of 36 men and women participate, with some coming from as far away as Maine. Prince George Citizen Photo by James Doyle

Day 1 Ladies' Podium
1. Tiana Gairns
2. Mara White
3. Courtney Hoffos

Day 1 Men's Podium
1. Mathieu Leduc
2. Tristan Tafel
3. Zach Belczyk

Day 2 Ladies' Podium
1. Tiana Gairns
2. Zoe Chore
3. Courtney Hoffos

Day 2 Men's Podium
1. Trent McCarthy
2. Ned Ireland
3. Matt Brady


FULL RESULTS HERE

Tabor Mountain Ski Resort, 20 kilometres east of Prince George, was the scene of some intense ski cross action last February during the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Tabor hosted Nor-Am Cup ski cross racing Saturday and Sunday - Wayne Carlton photo - See more at: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/sports/rowell-takes-on-tabor-nor-am-ski-cross-course-1.2152498#sthash.OZYNC6LZ.dpuf

and http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/sports/rowell-takes-on-tabor-nor-am-ski-cross-course-1.2152498 

"Just a couple short years off the BC Team, Brod (Thompson) and Tyler (Werry) are running the Streif. In a time where extreme athletes rule and everyone thinks X-Games sports are the gnarliest, take a look at this. Although pictures and TV coverage never do the Hahnenkamm justice, this is without a doubt the craziest of the crazy. You have to see it to believe it. Just to make it down is a victory. Guys, you have joined an elite group of men in the world. Congratulations, you do BC proud." ~ Johnny Crichton, BC Alpine Athletic Director (from BC Alpine's Facebook page)

TV AND LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE HERE

Congratulations to the overall Enquist trophy winners Jude Tear (Grouse Tyee) and Maja Woolley (WMSC) PHOTO CREDIT: Hans Forssander

Classic slalom race on Mt. Seymour thrills athletes and spectators!

North Vancouver resident Jude Tear (Grouse Tyee Ski Club) and Squamish native Maja Woolley (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) were the individual recipients of the Enquist Slalom Trophies at this weekend’s alpine slalom races on Mt. Seymour.

Steeped in annual tradition since 1936, the two-day event was the 80’s anniversary of this classic slalom race. Hosted by Mount Seymour Ski Club, the competition featured two slalom races (one on Saturday and one on Sunday) for young men and women aged 14-16. 

Lined with snow-draped pines and shrouded in intermittent fog, the easily accessible and spectator friendly “Seymour 16’s” run presented itself with the thrills and challenges that racers, organizers, volunteers and spectators have become accustomed to over many years of Mt. Seymour ski racing history. Roused by the hunt for the prestigious Enquist trophies, the young alpine racers put on a breathtaking show of skill and athleticism. 

Other athletes on the podium included Nicola Filipovic (Burnaby) and John Forssander (North Vancouver) who won Silver and Bronze respectively in Saturday’s  “Overall” category – Jude Tear was the Gold winner.  The U16 Podiums on Saturday included Jude Tear (Gold),  Richmond native Dawson Yates (Silver) and North Vancouver resident Tom Sushams (Bronze) for the men, - while  Maja Woolley (Gold),  Port Moody resident Katrina Voss (Silver) and Vancouver native Meg Swaffield (Bronze) mounted the podium for the women.  On Sunday, Maja and Katrina repeated their Gold and Silver performances, closely followed by Whistler resident Gigi Kranjc who won the Bronze.  Vancouver native Olin Wakkary won the U16 Gold on Sunday, followed by Whistler’s Jack Forsyth (Silver) while Jude Tear picked up the Bronze.

Eric Konigsmann from the Vancouver Office of TECK and Eddie Wood of Mt. Seymour Resort presented awards at the post-race ceremonies.

Thank you to Hans Forssander, Media Liason for the Mount Seymour Ski Club, for providing the news AND the great photos posted here!
 

 
 Enquist Slalom Saturday Ladies' Podium - Maja Woolley 1st; Katrina Voss 2nd; Meg Swaffield 3rd; PHOTO CREDIT: Hans Forssander

Mount Seymour Ski Club hosts

Teck U16/U18 Enquist Slalom
January 23 - 24, 2016

Saturday, January 23 Slalom, Men
1 TEAR, Jude (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:19.32 (U16)
2 FILIPOVIC, Nikola (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:19.64 (U18)
3 FORSSANDER, John (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:19.79 (U18)
4 YATES, Dawson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.29 (U16)
5 SUSHAMS, Tom (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.38 (U16)
6 SWIFT, Trenton (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:20.87
7 PETKOVIC, Konstantin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:21.60
8 BENNETT, Jake (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:21.61
9 BRUMEC-PARSONS, Griffin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:22.66
10 FLYNN, Brendan (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:22.85

Saturday, January 23 Slalom, Ladies
1 WOOLLEY, Maja (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:24.10 (U16)
2 VOSS, Katrina (Hemlock Ski Club) 1:25.96 (U16)
3 SWAFFIELD, Meg (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:28.06 (U16)
4 PLUNKETT, Lucia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:28.67
5 KRANJC, Gigi (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:28.68
6 ROSS, Julia (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:29.35
7 KALUDJERCIC, Ksenija (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:29.87
8 NYMANN, Sylvi (Mt Washington) 1:32.01
9 TILLER, Adelaide (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:32.16
10 KING, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:32.93


Enquist Slalom - Sunday Ladies' Podium - Maja Woolley 1st; Katrina Voss 2nd; Gigi Kranjc 3rd; PHOTO CREDIT: Hans Forssander

Sunday, January 24 Slalom, Men
1 WAKKARY, Olin (Cypress Ski Club) 1:10.42 (U16)
2 FORSYTH, Jack (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:10.65 (U16)
3 TEAR, Jude (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:10.80 (U16)
4 YATES, Dawson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:10.88
5 FORSSANDER, John (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:11.26
6 PETKOVIC, Konstantin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:11.54
7 KONIGSMANN, Mark (Cypress Ski Club) 1:12.25
8 BEAUREGARD, Philip (Mount Seymour Ski Club) 1:15.33
9 HARLEY, Kieran (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:15.34
10 TAFEL, Samuel (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:15.52

Sunday, January 24 Slalom, Ladies
1 WOOLLEY, Maja (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:14.63 (U16)
2 VOSS, Katrina (Hemlock Ski Club) 1:16.18 (U16)
3 KRANJC, Gigi (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:16.79 (U16)
4 SWAFFIELD, Meg (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:18.59
5 KING, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:18.87
6 KALUDJERCIC, Ksenija (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:19.36
7 TILLER, Adelaide (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.60
8 ROSS, Julia (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.73
9 NYMANN, Sylvi (Mt Washington) 1:21.30
10 PLUNKETT, Lucia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:21.52







 

Big White Resort and the Big White Ski Club hosted the season opener Western Canada Ski Cross event January 22nd to 24th. 75 young athletes from BC, Alberta and Washington State charged the exceptional ski x track in hopes of podium finishes. Big White is the first stop is a 3 part series of races across the West for athletes U12 and older.

Racing commenced Saturday as mother nature blanketed the track with falling snow, but the conditions stayed solid and held up with a little help from the local course crew. This allowed the anxious competitors to complete their races in good spirits and offered some great spectator entertainment.  What a difference a day can make, Sunday offered a perfect bluebird race day resulting in some extremely competitive racing for all ages.



Thank you to Big White Ski Club's Catherine Martin for news and photos from the event!


COMPLETE RESULTS HERE

Kimberley Alpine Resort - Night Slalom Race Hill - PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy


Ladies' U18 podium - KAMACHI,Nakia 1st; NATALENKO,Kristina 2nd; PATTERSON,Soleil 3rd; PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

The Kimberley Disabled Skiers Association, the Kimberley Alpine Team and the Kimberley Alpine Resort hosted a night slalom race to kick off the FIS Fidelity BC Cup super-G & downhill event at the Kimberley Alpine Resort, January 30th to February 4th.

Check out the Kimberley Alpine Race Info Facebook Page for start lists, race results and more.

January 30th - Night Slalom - Ladies' Results

Kristina Natalenko (VST) 2nd U18 PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

January 30th - Night Slalom - Men's Results

Frances MacDonald (VST) PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy
 

 PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

FLASH QUOTE:
Katie Fleckenstein (WMSC) - "I’ve been in 2 downhills before this week, and had a 1st and a 2nd, so I am pretty comfortable with the idea of racing DH. We have been training a bit of speed up at Whistler when the conditions allow, and coaches Boyd, Firstbrook and Levine have been really helpful with advice. I have never skied at Kimberly before, but I had 3 training runs over the weekend and seemed to find a line that I was comfortable with. On race day it was just a matter of letting go and trusting my line over the jumps and staying in my tuck as much as possible. After this speed series, the next 10 races are tech, so I’m hoping to bring some of this speed into tech, for sure. The hill is in great shape right now, pretty much perfect conditions. I’m looking forward to the SG and hope that I can adapt to the different set. I’m looking forward to the challenge. This event is really well run. The vollies are awesome and I have to give them a big shout out for the extra effort that they put in to make this a smooth running event."


Evan Monroe, Sun Peaks PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

Ladies' Downhill - February 1, 2016

Men's Downhill - February 1, 2016

Ladies' Downhill - February 2, 2016

Men's Downhill - February 2, 2016

 

On Thursday February 4th, Alpine Canada Alpin launches a national Canadian ski racing awards and recognition program celebrating our top Athletes, Coaches, Volunteers and other stakeholders in our sport. These Awards are meant to profile the very best in Canadian ski racing and to acknowledge those who are the lifeblood of Canadian ski racing.

Please visit acaawards.org and nominate a deserving Coach and Volunteer from your club and community.  Vote for the Athlete of the Year in each of our Alpine, Para-Alpine and Ski Cross disciplines.  Please let every young and young at heart ski racer know about the opportunity to vote for their heroes.

Nominations Close March 4th and Winners to be announced March 14th.  Awards will be presented as part of the ACA National Championships gala taking place this year at Whistler on Saturday March 26th.

Full nomination criteria and timelines can be found on the award site.

Thank you for supporting Canadian ski racing!

Warm Regards

Mark Rubinstein, CEO
Alpine Canada Alpin

Soleil Patterson (Red Mountain Racers) PHOTO CREDIT: Derek Trussler


Day 1 SG Podium - Soleil Patterson 1st; Katie Fleckenstein 2nd; Michelle Rufener 3rd PHOTO CREDIT: Steve Fleckenstein
 

Men's Day 1 SG Podium - Ryan Moffat 1st; Kole Harle 2nd; Reece Howden 3rd


Ladies' Super-G Podium final day - FLECKENSTEIN Katie 1^st; PATTERSON Soleil 2^nd; BEZENAR Sydney 3^rd; SWAFFIELD Laura 3^rd;  

Stefanie Fleckenstein (BCST/WMSC) 3rd best U21 at Quebec Nor-Am Slalom (Norway 1st, USA 2nd)

FLASH QUOTES:

Stefanie Fleckesntein (BCST/WMSC) - “I am very excited about my result and skiing today, but I know I have a lot left in the tank for the upcoming races. I was able to adapt and fight hard through both runs, in places that I would have given up last year. The conditions out east have been unreal, considering the shortage of snow this season. The race organizers and hills have done an awesome job preparing the race runs for the competitors.This is my first race of the month and I'm very happy with how it has been going. I have managed to pull through and claim some career bests. It's a long season and we still have a lot of races so I'm still looking ahead to what's next!”

Ryan Jazic (Head Coach Women's BC Ski Team) - "It was not an easy race today, the hill here is tough and the snow is very hard. You had to ski with a plan and really fight to the finish. Stef did a very good job with that today, and to be on the podium in a Nor-Am was our goal, so it was a very good day today and should really help with the confidence of the whole team to prove we can ski at this level when it gets tough. Very proud coach today!"

Tremblant, QC - Ladies' Nor-Am Cup Slalom - Feb 6, 2016

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Kathy Kreiner won giant slalom GOLD on Friday the 13th at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics

Forty volunteers took early upload at 7am on day one to reach the Dave Murray National Training Centre in time for course preparation. Slip Crews were all skis on snow working feverishly along side course workers with shovels and rakes to clear the freshly fallen snow, in hopes the race could go off. Disappointment hovered as Doug Jevning, Chief of Race, had to make the call, “lets get it ready for tomorrow” he exclaimed, and the shovelers continued to move snow off the course, others rolled up nets in preparation for Super G Sunday and Monday…

Many athletes had a fantastic day hiking into flute bowl to get fresh tracks, then heading home to wax and prep SG skis for Sunday’s race.

Sunday’s weather was the best of the 4 day program with good light and well prepared snow thanks to our Volley’s and Whistler Blackcomb’s grooming team. The course was set by Jordan Williams and described by athletes as a turney Super G. Ladies started off with the following results:

1        Erin Dawson

2        Ella Renzoni

3        Julia Ross

4        Gigi Kranjc

5        Sierra King

6        Katrina Voss

7        Meg Swaffield

8        Lucia Plunkett

9        Gemma Bexton

10      Maja Woolley

Julia Ross first year U16, was also awarded Most improved, Gigi Kranjc also a first year U16 was right on her heels.

Sunday Men’s results:

1        Jack Forsyth

2        Myles Kowalczyk

3        Konstantin Petkovic

4        Jake Bennett

5        Nathan Romanin

6        Olin Wakkary

7        Dawson Yates

8        Lucas Gairns

9        Christian Callaghan

10      Griffin Brumec-Parsons

Ladies received a second run Sunday afternoon, following are the results:

1        Ella Renzoni

2        Erin Dawson

3        Sierra King

4        Julia Ross

5        Gigi Kranjc

6        Lucia Plunkett

7        Maja Woolley

8        Katrina Voss

9        Meg Swaffield

10      Gemma Bexton

Monday brought soft conditions with sunshine and an inversion of 4 degree difference from Peak to Valley. If we could have run the race on Lower Dave Murray we’d have had perfect snow conditions, Mother Nature messing with us again. The schedule called for two Mens races and one Ladies, however as the snow softened and holes opened “safety first” dictated an early close to the day's events.

Men were out of the gate first with the following results:

1        Myles Kowalczyk

2        Nathan Romanin

3        Jack Forsyth

4        Konstantin Petkovic

5        Christian Callaghan

6        Dawson Yates

7        Lucas Gairns

8        Tom Sushams

9        Jude Tear

10      Jake Bennett

Ladies results:

1        Ella Renzoni

2        Julia Ross

3        Sierra King

4        Lucia Plunkett

5        Katrina Voss

6        Aura Mullings

7        Gigi Kranjc

8        Maja Woolley

9        Gemma Bexton

10      Meg Swaffield

Award presentations were held at the WMSC Cabin, presented by Eric Konigsman of TECK, and Griffin Brumec-Parsons.

The Parsons Overall Lady’s award was presented to Ella Renzoni, by Jim Parsons

The Parsons Overall Men’s  award was presented to Myles Kowalczyk by Christine Leighton.

COMPLETE RESULTS HERE

Congratulations to all the competitors!

Written by: Corrie Paulsen

TECK - Parsons - Whistler
Whistler, BC, February 4 - 8, 2016

Saturday, February 6 Super-Giant Slalom, Ladies
1 RENZONI, Ella (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:27.55
2 ROSS, Julia (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:30.64
3 KING, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:30.91
4 PLUNKETT, Lucia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:31.25
5 VOSS, Katrina (Hemlock Ski Club) 1:31.35
6 MULLINGS, Aura (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:32.13
7 KRANJC, Gigi (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:32.50
8 WOOLLEY, Maja (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:32.79
9 BEXTON, Gemma (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:33.47
10 SWAFFIELD, Meg (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:34.38

Sunday, February 7 Super-Giant Slalom, Ladies
1 DAWSON, Erin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:24.08
2 RENZONI, Ella (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:24.09
3 ROSS, Julia (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:25.14
4 KRANJC, Gigi (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:25.26
5 KING, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:25.81
6 VOSS, Katrina (Hemlock Ski Club) 1:26.38
7 SWAFFIELD, Meg (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:26.67
8 PLUNKETT, Lucia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:27.02
9 BEXTON, Gemma (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:28.07
10 WOOLLEY, Maja (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:28.12

Monday, February 8 Super-Giant Slalom, Men
1 FORSYTH, Jack (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.12
2 KOWALCZYK, Myles (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:21.25
3 PETKOVIC, Konstantin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:21.32
4 BENNETT, Jake (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:23.29
5 ROMANIN, Nathan (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:23.57
6 WAKKARY, Olin (Cypress Ski Club) 1:23.60
7 YATES, Dawson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:23.75
8 GAIRNS, Lucas (Prince George Ski Club) 1:24.18
9 CALLAGHAN, Christian (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:24.56
10 BRUMEC-PARSONS, Griffin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:24.74

Monday, February 8 Super-Giant Slalom, Ladies
1 RENZONI, Ella (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:22.70
2 DAWSON, Erin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:25.41
3 KING, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:26.14
4 ROSS, Julia (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:26.49
5 KRANJC, Gigi (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:27.52
6 PLUNKETT, Lucia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:28.48
7 WOOLLEY, Maja (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:29.02
8 VOSS, Katrina (Hemlock Ski Club) 1:29.08
9 SWAFFIELD, Meg (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:29.19
10 BEXTON, Gemma (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:31.60

Monday, February 8 Super-Giant Slalom, Men
1 KOWALCZYK, Myles (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:21.52
2 ROMANIN, Nathan (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:22.72
3 FORSYTH, Jack (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:23.86
4 PETKOVIC, Konstantin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:24.07
5 CALLAGHAN, Christian (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:24.18
6 YATES, Dawson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:25.13
7 GAIRNS, Lucas (Prince George Ski Club) 1:26.17
8 SUSHAMS, Tom (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:26.37
9 TEAR, Jude (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:26.38
10 BENNETT, Jake (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:27.06

Vernon Ski Club U16 Tori Todosichuk ripping around downhill artist Ian Chernencoff's fallaway section - PHOTO CREDIT: Ray Mills

TECK OKANAGAN ZONE SPEED CAMP & ZONE DOWNHILL RACE

Silver Star Mountain Resort, hosted by the Vernon Ski Club - February 5 - 7, 2016

Thanks to everybody for pitching in and making it a great weekend for the athletes - seeing lightweight U12's go down the 1829 metre track and then the more seasoned U16/U18's, one appreciates the growth and changes in the athletes over the years.  Many VSC members stepped into new ROC roles and learned a few things - so kudos for taking the plunge.  A big thanks to our non-VSC vollies for helping out!

VSC welcomed Big White and Prince George, while enticing a couple of die-hard athletes from Apex and Revelstoke (who had been down the track before and remembered how fun it was) back for more.

The course ran well even with some light snow on race day. This is the same track used in the famed "Over-the-Hill-Downhill" event at Vernon's Winter Carnival.  Many thanks to SilverStar for ongoing support of the event and Alpine Ski Racing in BC!

~ Murray Smith

Thank you to Ray Mills for sharing hundreds of amazing photos from Silver Star - you can enjoy them HERE

COMPLETE RESULTS HERE

Sunday, February 7 Downhill, Men
1 VAN SOEST, Gerrit (Vernon Ski Club) 1:19.11
2 MCMILLAN, Luke (Big White Ski Club) 1:19.81
3 LAYTON, Hayes (Prince George Ski Club) 1:20.65
4 KASSA, Caele (Vernon Ski Club) 1:21.48
5 KURKJIAN, Anthony (Big White Ski Club) 1:25.28
6 CLANCY, Ethan (Vernon Ski Club) 1:25.51
7 KERSEY, Langdon (Vernon Ski Club) 1:25.72
8 FRICSKA, Adam (Big White Ski Club) 1:27.23
9 BALDASSARE, Alex (Big White Ski Club) 1:27.32
10 LITTLE, William (Big White Ski Club) 1:29.16

Sunday, February 7 Downhill, Ladies
1 SHAW, Cara (Big White Ski Club) 1:24.78
2 SLANEY, Jaxon (Big White Ski Club) 1:25.00
3 CALLAGHAN, Gillian (Big White Ski Club) 1:25.76
4 SMITH, Rane (Vernon Ski Club) 1:26.31
5 JENKINS, Hallie (Big White Ski Club) 1:26.71
6 JORGENSON, Amy (Big White Ski Club) 1:27.30
7 TODOSICHUK, Tori (Vernon Ski Club) 1:27.99
8 DE, Wynter Anna (Big White Ski Club) 1:28.94
9 LAIDLAW, Chloe (Big White Ski Club) 1:31.68
10 KOBASIUK, Melinda (Prince George Ski Club) 1:31.99

Sunday, February 7 Downhill, Men
1 VAN SOEST, Gerrit (Vernon Ski Club) 1:22.13
2 MCMILLAN, Luke (Big White Ski Club) 1:23.91
3 LAYTON, Hayes (Prince George Ski Club) 1:24.63
4 KASSA, Caele (Vernon Ski Club) 1:25.18
5 KURKJIAN, Anthony (Big White Ski Club) 1:27.83
6 CLANCY, Ethan (Vernon Ski Club) 1:28.44
7 KERSEY, Langdon (Vernon Ski Club) 1:28.80
8 BALDASSARE, Alex (Big White Ski Club) 1:29.40
9 FRICSKA, Adam (Big White Ski Club) 1:30.40
10 LITTLE, William (Big White Ski Club) 1:31.60

Sunday, February 7 Downhill, Ladies
1 SLANEY, Jaxon (Big White Ski Club) 1:26.40
2 SHAW, Cara (Big White Ski Club) 1:26.56
3 CALLAGHAN, Gillian (Big White Ski Club) 1:27.35
4 SMITH, Rane (Vernon Ski Club) 1:27.98
5 JORGENSON, Amy (Big White Ski Club) 1:28.08
6 JENKINS, Hallie (Big White Ski Club) 1:28.54
7 DE, Wynter Anna (Big White Ski Club) 1:30.00
8 TODOSICHUK, Tori (Vernon Ski Club) 1:30.13
9 KOBASIUK, Melinda (Prince George Ski Club) 1:31.80
10 LAIDLAW, Chloe (Big White Ski Club) 1:34.05

Sunday, February 7 Downhill, Men, U12
1 HOSKINS, Jacob 1:29.35
2 MUNROE, Parker 1:30.06
3 YANOW, Simon 1:37.03
4 DANIELS, Hayden 1:37.60
5 RICHARDSON, James 1:37.89
6 SMITH, Rowan 1:44.91
7 MISHSHULL, Carson 1:46.43
8 LASCHELLES, Quincy 1:50.58
9 KERSEY, Tyler 1:50.64

Sunday, February 7 Downhill, Ladies, U12
1 SWIFT, Kiera (Big White Ski Club) 1:31.90
2 LITTLE, Shayna (Big White Ski Club) 1:33.29
3 SEBULSKY, Grace (Vernon Ski Club) 1:36.20
4 MILLS, Ella (Vernon Ski Club) 1:36.55
5 ROBINSON, Jamie (Vernon Ski Club) 1:37.36
6 RICHARDSON, Claire (Vernon Ski Club) 1:38.55
7 CLANCY, Lauren (Vernon Ski Club) 1:40.06
8 PEASGOOD, Erika (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:43.32

Sunday, February 7 Downhill, Men, U12
1 HOSKINS, Jacob (Prince George Ski Club) 1:31.97
2 MUNROE, Parker (Vernon Ski Club) 1:32.98
3 YANOW, Simon (Big White Ski Club) 1:39.27
4 DANIELS, Hayden 1:40.29
5 RICHARDSON, James (Vernon Ski Club) 1:41.09
6 SMITH, Rowan (Vernon Ski Club) 1:47.82
7 MINSHULL, Carson 1:49.94
8 KERSEY, Tyler (Vernon Ski Club) 1:53.37
9 LASCELLES, Quincy 2:02.11

Sunday, February 7 Downhill, Ladies, U12
1 SWIFT, Kiera (Big White Ski Club) 1:35.28
2 LITTLE, Shayna (Big White Ski Club) 1:36.05
3 MILLS, Ella (Vernon Ski Club) 1:39.03
4 SEBULSKY, Grace (Vernon Ski Club) 1:39.81
5 ROBINSON, Jamie (Vernon Ski Club) 1:42.42
6 FUX, Natalie (Vernon Ski Club) 1:42.88
7 PEASGOOD, Erika (Revelstoke Ski Club) 1:42.99
8 CLANCY, Lauren (Vernon Ski Club) 1:43.11
9 RICHARDSON, Claire (Vernon Ski Club) 1:44.48

Rio Tinto Nancy Greene Ski League PHOTOS courtesy of Makena Kersey

Kole Harle, Mt. Washington - Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Team BC U18 Nationals

Team BC Coaches

Head Coach – Leslie Firstbrook

Coach – Martin Tichy

Coach – Derek Trussler

Here's what a few of the racers have to say heading into the U18 Nationals:

Max Kirshenblatt 1998 – WMSC
"I made the BC Team this year and have been training hard all season. My schedule has been pretty full-on and balancing school and racing takes a lot of work. I have learned so much from my older teammates on how to be a good team member in an individual sport, from supporting each other on and off the hill, to cooking, cleaning and always doing my part to make the system run smoothly. Something that I will pass on when I become one of the older athletes on a team. My best result would probably be my 24th in the Nor-Am super-G in Whiteface NY on Feb 11th. I am really looking forward to racing in Ontario and throwing down as hard as I can."

Kole Harle 1998 – Mt Washington / WMSC
"My name is Kole Harle (pronounced Cole Harley) and I am from Whistler BC. I grew up on Vancouver Island skiing on a small mountain called Mt Washington, known for its snowfall. In my free time I like to ski in the Terrain Park and surf. My highlight of the season is a 1st place (U18) in Norquay. Hopefully I can replicate that in Ontario, but I’d be happy with a top 5."

Katie Fleckenstein 1999 – WMSC
"I am from North Vancouver and I race for the Whistler Mtn Ski Club. This my first year skiing FIS. I have had some success so far this season, especially with 3 wins in speed. My older sister races for the BC Team and is doing very well and I hope to follow in her footsteps and then make my own path. I am heading to Ontario to throw down as hard as I can."

Soleil Patterson 1998 – Red Mountain Racers
"I live in Rossland B.C. and Red Mountain is my home hill.  Growing up as a ski racer in this small town has taught me everything I know, from cooperation with peers to self discipline and drive in all aspects of my life. Ski racing has brought me so many new opportunities that in other circumstances I would have never been able to obtain.  I am currently in my second year of FIS which has been both rewarding and challenging while balancing my grade 12 school work with ski racing.  This summer I was fortunate enough to train with the B.C. ski team, I learned what hard work really looks and feels like. Highlights from this season so far would include my two Super G wins in Nakiska and in Kimberly, and my various top three finishes in GS. My long term goal is to one day race the Cortina Downhill, in order to get myself there will require me to work hard and make myself the strongest and most dedicated version of myself. After seeing all the competition around the country I have come to the realization that I really do need to train even harder to achieve my goals. I would like to thank everyone from my family to my community for the enormous support I have received over the past few years."

Team BC is very excited to compete in Ontario. This is going to be a great series. Good luck to all.

 

National development team member Brodie Seger went from bib 41 to 3rd overall in the Feb 9th giant slalom. Teammate Jack Crawford stood beside him on the junior podium.

Nor-Am racers headed south to New York, specifically to the 1980 Olympic venue of Whiteface. Both men and women contested giant slalom, super-G and alpine combined in three days of racing.

The BC Team left Whiteface, NY with some very respectable results. Antonia Wearmouth and Stefanie Fleckenstein finished 4th and 5th respectively in Friday's Nor-Am super-G. In the men's SG Riley Seger started 33rd to finish 10th; Cameron Alexander started 51st and moved way up to an impressive 12th place finish; Sam Mulligan grabbed 18th spot overall; Dominic Unterberger wore bib 54 and came in 17th; Max Peiffer started 58th and came 23rd; Pat Carry started 60th and finished 28th; and rookie Max Kirshenblatt started 67th and closed the day in 38th place.

FLASH QUOTES:

PL Dumoulin (Head Coach Men’s BC Ski Team) - "I am happy with the results over the past couple of days in Whiteface. It's been tough so far this trip with a very competitive and deep field of international racers for these Nor-Am stops. The boys have been skiing well and battling hard, and it's good to see that it's starting to pay off in the last super-G and alpine combine today. Looking forward to bringing this momentum to our next stop in Bromont"

Ryan Jazic (Head Coach Women's BC Ski Team) - "It was a very good couple of days for the women's team! We've done a lot of speed trading in the off season and at Sun Peaks which has helped us prepare very well for the speed disciplines. We consider SG to be one of our strengths. Antonia has been battling some injuries lately but was able to put together her best performances so far this season with a fourth and fifth place, and Stef was able to finish with a very strong combined race (4th) and great 5th in the SG today. Hopefully we can keep building on these performances heading into a very busy race schedule coming up".

Cameron Alexander (BCST/WMSC) - "It was a bit of a tough Nor-Am race series, but it feels good to finish it off with a good result in the SG and the alpine combined."

Antonia Wearmouth (BCST/Grouse Tyee) - "These last few races were a big step in the right direction for me. For the first half of the season, I had been struggling to find the finish line with the speed I know I have in the tank. The super-G track in Whiteface is really sweet and the snow was perfect, so I'm really happy to have taken advantage of it. Having two strong finishes in a row is awesome and gets me excited for the next ones!”

Nick Cooper (Head Coach BC Alpine) - "This eastern Nor-Am swing has provided very strong competition on both the men's and women's side. The girls have proven they are some of the best young racers in North America, and the boys have battled hard against fields full of World Cup athletes. I'm very proud of the work this group has put in so far and look to continue to build from these series for the rest of the season."


Antonia Wearmouth

Stefanie Fleckenstein

Mikayla Martin (did not race due to injury)



Cameron Alexander

Patrick Carry

Sam Mulligan

Max Peiffer

Riley Seger

Dominic Unterberger

Ryan Moffat at Youth Olympic Games
 

Hafjell Olympic Slope in Norway is home to the alpine competitions at the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games. With Opening Ceremonies celebrating 1,100 athletes from 40 countries behind them, it was the globe's top U18 racers in the super-G speed event that lead the way on the first day of competition.

With 55 men to start the day, in the end for Canada it was Ontario’s Justin Alkier taking 19^th and Kelowna’s Ryan Moffat clocking in just over 2 seconds off the pace for a  21^st finish.

“I was running out of gas towards the bottom, but hung on”, said Moffat, the Okanagan Ski Team member. 

For the ladies Ontario’s Ali Nullmeyer placed a very impressive 7^th behind Austria (1 and 2), Switzerland (3 and 4), Germany (5) and host Norway 6^th while BC racer Amelia Smart from Invermere (formerly Vernon) finished 19^th.

For more results  http://www.lillehammer2016.com/sportresult/