BC Alpine is excited to introduce the 2015-16 BC Ski Team led by Nick Cooper (former BCST Men’s Coach) and supported by Ryan Jazic (Women’s Head Coach) and Pierre Luc Dumoulin (Men’s Head Coach). Since taking over the role of BC Alpine Head Coach in the spring, Cooper has been pushing the athletes hard through the prep period.
“I'm really looking forward to getting this season started”, said Cooper. “We’ve had a great summer of dryland and on-snow training, but now I'm fired up to race. Having nine returning athletes has made things very smooth during the off season. The work ethic and all-around preparation of the entire group has been amazing. Our one rookie member (Max Kirshenblatt) has taken everything that has been thrown at him and has risen to the challenge; he is a nice addition to the group. Both the men's and women's teams have been working hard to be serious threats in all 4 disciplines. We had a ‘grinder’ block in Mt. Hood, excellent speed training in Portillo and a tech block in Europe in the fall, followed up with a productive prep block in Sun Peaks.”
Returning women’s coach Ryan “Jazioso” Jazic already has a year of experience and sweat equity with this group. Two members of last year’s women’s squad have taken advantage of US college scholarships, leaving just three girls under Jazic’s tutelage this year. All three will have a full Nor-Am focus and have already started strong in Colorado. Stefanie Fleckenstein, Antonia Wearmouth and Mikayla Martin have a tough, challenging year ahead of them, but are keen and ready for the task. Jazic and Cooper are watching for any other BC girls to really step up this year to fill out the team for the 16/17 season.
PL Dumoulin returns to BC Alpine from a stint with the national development team and is a welcome addition to our coaching staff. He brings valuable knowledge and experience, and an insatiable desire to win.
“I am very excited to start racing with this awesome group of guys”, said Dumoulin. “I feel like we have a strong group that now has a full year of Nor-Am experience and is ready to charge hard in all disciplines. It's also great to have some new blood in the mix on a day-to-day basis with the addition of Kirshenblatt to the team. They have all worked really hard on and off the snow over the last 8 months and I am looking forward to seeing it pay off on the slopes this winter. Let's race!”
2015-2016 BC Ski Team – CLICK TO SEE NEW ATHLETE PICS AND BIOS
Men
Dominic Unterberger, 1994 (Revelstoke Ski Club) – Team Captain
Patrick Carry, 1995 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team)
Riley Seger, 1997 (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)
Sam Mulligan, 1997 (VST/Grouse Tyee Ski Club)
Cameron Alexander, 1997 (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)
Max Peiffer, 1997 (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)
Max Kirshenblatt, 1998 (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)
2015/16 Men's BC Team (left to right: Nick Cooper, Dominic Unterberger, Sam Mulligan, Cameron Alexander, Patrick Carry, Max Peiffer, Max Kirshenblatt, Riley Seger, PL Dumoulin)
Women
Stefanie Fleckenstein, 1997 (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)
Antonina Wearmouth, 1997 (VST/Grouse Tyee Ski Club)
Mikayla Martin, 1997 (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)
2015/16 Women's BC Team (left to right: Nick Cooper, Mikayla Martin, Antonia Wearmouth, Stefanie Fleckenstein, Ryan Jazic)
