The 16th edition of the Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup, an international FIS ski race that is the largest and most important in North America for athletes between 11 to 14 years old, will include 390 racers from 21 countries including about 100 from British Columbia and the rest of Canada.
2008 SIERRA WIRELESS WHISTLER CUP
TEAM CANADA
K2’s (13 and 14 year old’s)
Men
Fraser Bruce (Toronto, ON) Craigleith Ski Club
Thomas Grand (Toronto, ON) Osler Bluff Ski Club
Michael Law (Calgary, AB) Banff Alpine Racers
Morgan Megarry (Collingwood, ON) Craigleith Ski Club
Julian Sheiner (Ottawa, ON) Mont Ste-Marie Ski Club in the National Capital Outaouais (NCO)
Geoffrey Sugar (Toronto, ON) Osler Bluff Ski Club
Ford Swette (North Vancouver, BC) Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Jerome Tremblay (Quebec City, QC) Mont Sainte-Anne Ski Club
Guillaume Vermette (Ste-Anne-des-Lacs, QC) Mont Olympia Ski Club
Ladies
Samantha Bisnaire (Toronto, ON) Georgian Peaks Club
Tianda Carroll (Jasper, AB) Jasper Ski Club
Gillian Chisholm (Toronto, ON) Georgian Peaks Club
Devon Clarke (Waterloo, ON) Craigleith Ski Club
Alexina Lamoureux (Montréal, QC) Sutton Ski Club
Mackenzie Patterson (Whistler, BC) Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Jocelyn Ramsden (West Vancouver, BC) Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Julia Roth (Waterloo, ON) Devil’s Glen Ski Club
Claudia Paquin-Ricard (Quebec City, QC) Le Massif Ski Club
K1’s (11 and 12 year old’s)
Men
Ëdouard Dumas-Longpré (Sherbrooke, QC) Orford Ski Club
Anthony Gonzalez (Campbellton, NB) Mont Restigouche Ski Club
Karl Kuus (Toronto, ON) Georgian Peaks Club
Ty Leger (Aberdeen, SK) Prince Albert Alpine Ski Team
Austin Llewellyn (Langley, BC) Grouse Tyee Ski Club
Ben Wonnacott (Calgary, AB) Banff Alpine Racers
Ladies
Valérie C. Bégin (St-Ferréol-les-neiges, QC) Mont Sainte-Anne Ski Club
Abigail Eyford (Winnipeg, MB) Summit Ski Club
Kaylie Higgs (Vancouver, BC) Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Emily McNeil (Calgary, AB) Lake Louise Ski Club
Gabrielle Ouellette (Edmundston, NB) Mont Farlagne
Roni Remme (Palgrave, ON) Alpine Ski Club
2008 SIERRA WIRELESS WHISTLER CUP
TEAM BC
K2’s (13 and 14 year old’s)
Ladies
BERMEL Rebecca – Kimberley North Star Racers
SPITTLE Twyla – Big White Racers
DARLINGTON Kailee – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
TEBULTE Rebekah – Red Mountain Racers
PANKRATZ Alexandria – Big White Racers
ZESSEL Eve – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Men
THOMPSON Broderick – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
KONANTZ William – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
MORRIS Spencer – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
KWONG Daniel – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
CARRY Roger – Fernie Alpine Ski Team
SPENCE Devin – Big White Racers
K1’s (11 and 12 year old’s)
Ladies
WELLS Alix – Prince George Ski Club
KING Emma – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
FIELD Charley – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
SWETTE Rae – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Men
GRASIC Martin – Windermere Valley Ski Club
SEGER Brodie – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
PEHOTA Logan – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
RAMSDEN Blake – Whistler Mountain Ski Club
The schedule this year has K2’s (13 and 14 year old’s) racing Super G on April 4th, slalom on April 5th and giant slalom on April 6th. The K1’s (11 and 12 year old’s) will race a Kombi event on April 4th, Giant Slalom on April 5th and slalom on April 6th.