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.
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