Photo Credit: Gordie Bowles
VANCOUVER, B.C. (Wednesday, April 9, 2014) – BC Alpine Ski Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Jazic to the role of women’s coach for the BC Ski Team for the 2014-15 season.
Jazic, 42, a long-time ski racing coach and former racer, spent the last six years as the FIS head coach with the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. Previously he was the assistant FIS coach for WMSC and prior to that was the head FIS coach for the Mt. Washington Ski Club. He also spent one season with BC Alpine as the women’s BCST head coach in 2003 and worked with the Canadian Alpine Ski Team in the late 90s where he served as men’s World Cup downhill coach. The Whistler native also obtained his Level 4 NCCP diploma at the National Coach Institute at the University of Victoria in 2000.
Jazic felt it was a good time to move to a different level of ski racing and now joins a stable team of coaches and athletes, who are coming off a great campaign in 2013-14 season.
“I am very excited about taking a new role to better myself as a coach,” said Jazic. “It’s a great team and staff and an opportunity to grow as a professional coach.”
The new staff and select athletes will convene next week in Whistler, April 16-20, during the BC Alpine Talent ID camp.
BC Alpine is saying goodbye to a quality coach in Jean-Pierre (JP) Daigneault, who spent two seasons with the BC Ski Team. BC Alpine wishes JP all the best in his next venture and commend him for his professionalism and dedication to ski racing.
BC Ski Team staff: 2014-15
BC Alpine Head Coach: Johnny Crichton
Women’s Head Coach: Ryan Jazic
Men’s Head Coach: Nick Cooper
Conditioning Coach: Andrew Lambert
Team Manager: Gordie Bowles