Whistler Mountain Ski Club's Alexandra Chartrand and Ethan Shandro each won 3 gold medals!
The Cypress Ski Club hosted a Teck Coast Zone U14 race on March 5th and 6th, 2016. With the weather forecast threatening poor racing conditions in the days leading up to the weekend, the race was switched to a slalom-only event to ensure safety of the athletes. Saturday comprised a two-run slalom followed by two 1-run slalom races on Sunday.
Young racers travelled from clubs across the region, including the Cypress Ski Club, Whistler Mountain Ski Club, Grouse Tyee Ski Club, Mt Seymour Ski Club, Hemlock Valley Ski Club and Manning Park Ski Club.
"Cypress did a great job of putting on this City race and other clubs stepped up to lend a hand with volunteering." said Steele Jordan, WMSC parent. "Despite experiencing almost all weather scenarios the races cruised through without any real setbacks. The snow was firm and consistent throughout all the races and the kids raced to the best of their abilities. One takeaway was the very evident show of sportsmanship and friendships throughout – the kids had a lot of fun!"
Medals were awarded on Saturday under sunny skies in front of the Olympic Rings, and the weather cooperated for most of Sunday as well. The Whistler Mountain Ski Club racers were the dominant force on the podium.
Huge thank you to Hans Forssander for sharing his photos of the weekend at Cypress; enjoy podium shots below and lots more images HERE
Saturday, March 5 Slalom, Men
1 SHANDRO, Ethan (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:06.82
2 JORDAN, Tait (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:07.81
3 BEAUREGARD, Skylar (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:08.89
4 BURNS, Chase (Manning Ski Club) 1:09.93
5 NELLIS, Taylor (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:10.65
6 SCOTT, Cody (Cypress Ski Club) 1:11.46
7 FORSSANDER, Lukas (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:12.35
8 HOEFER, Luke (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:12.46
9 FRETENBURG, Nelson (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:12.98
10 SHORTER, Matthias (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:13.47
Saturday, March 5 Slalom, Ladies
1 CHARTRAND, Alexandra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:11.52
2 BRUDAR, Una (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:14.12
3 BRUDAR, Tara (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:15.00
4 MATSON, Maia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:15.75
5 EMERY, Alyssa (Cypress Ski Club) 1:16.89
6 NELSON, Hailey (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:17.55
7 SLATER, Makyla (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:17.61
8 KALUDJERCIC, Katarina (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:17.69
9 DAWSON, Jaden (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:17.91
10 MACDOUGALL, Elise (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:18.38
Sunday, March 6 Slalom, Men, 1 Run
1 SHANDRO, Ethan (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 30.29
2 JORDAN, Tait (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 30.59
3 BEAUREGARD, Skylar (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 31.27
4 BURNS, Chase (Manning Ski Club) 31.90
5 FORSSANDER, Lukas (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 32.15
6 FRETENBURG, Nelson (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 32.51
7 HOEFER, Luke (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 32.96
8 SCOTT, Cody (Cypress Ski Club) 33.22
9 KATRUSIAK, Alexander (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 33.96
10 TANCHEV, Svetlin (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 34.12
Sunday, March 6 Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run
1 CHARTRAND, Alexandra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 33.49
2 BRUDAR, Una (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 33.83
3 NELSON, Hailey (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 34.46
4 EMERY, Alyssa (Cypress Ski Club) 34.55
5 MATSON, Maia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 34.63
6 NICOLLS, Virginia (Ginny) (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 34.92
7 BRUDAR, Tara (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 35.11
8 MACDOUGALL, Elise (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 35.36
9 SLATER, Makyla (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 35.59
10 DAWSON, Jaden (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 35.65
Sunday, March 6 Slalom, Men, 1 Run
1 SHANDRO, Ethan (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 31.36
2 JORDAN, Tait (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 31.67
3 BEAUREGARD, Skylar (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 31.76
4 NELLIS, Taylor (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 33.11
5 FORSSANDER, Lukas (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 33.83
6 HOEFER, Luke (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 33.96
7 KATRUSIAK, Alexander (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 34.80
8 TANCHEV, Svetlin (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 34.92
9 HOPPENBROUWER, Jacob (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 35.24
10 SHORTER, Matthias (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 35.31
Sunday, March 6 Slalom, Ladies, 1 Run
1 CHARTRAND, Alexandra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 32.71
2 BRUDAR, Una (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 34.20
3 NICOLLS, Virginia (Ginny) (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 34.27
4 NELSON, Hailey (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 34.58
4 EMERY, Alyssa (Cypress Ski Club) 34.58
6 BRUDAR, Tara (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 35.27
7 MATSON, Maia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 35.53
8 MCINNES, Fiona (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 35.87
9 DAWSON, Jaden (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 36.19
10 BULOWSKI, Vera (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 36.22
