In this second webinar of our Safety in Sport series, Ryan Jazic will share his thoughts on “Performance vs Participation”.
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club U16 Head Coach Ryan Jazic (Jazzy) has 30 years of coaching experience throughout all stages of development, having worked with the national, provincial and coast zone teams. Ryan’s coaching motto, “you can’t fake the fundamentals” simply proves his consistent emphasis on what it takes to succeed technically and mentally, both on and off the snow.
Join us on Monday, February 13th at 5:30 PM PST (8:30 PM EST)
All coaches are welcome, from any level, any club and any province!
“Sport BC recognizes the importance of volunteers in sport. The significant role volunteers play in the sport sector is celebrated through Sport BC’s Presidents’ Awards. The Presidents’ Awards presented by ‘Sports With Balls’ are given to volunteers from Sport BC member and partner organizations who demonstrate the spirit of volunteerism through the dedication, commitment, and tireless energy they give to their sport organizations.”
Sport BC News Release – February 2, 2023
Sandy Holliday has dedicated many years to the sport of alpine ski racing. Her involvement at the grassroots level began with the enrollment of her sons in the Nancy Greene Ski League at SilverStar Mountain Resort in the 1980’s. Sandy was an active volunteer in the Vernon Ski Club and, as her sons progressed in racing, Sandy took on more and more responsibility for the organization and execution of ski racing events.
Sandy has served as Race Administrator for many high profile events, including the World Cup in Whistler in 2008, Apex downhills during the 1990’s and early 2000’s, and the Canada Winter Games in 2015 . A notable highlight of of Sandy’s volunteer career was her role as Alpine Race Administrator for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Whistler.
Currently, Sandy is volunteering at the Dreadnaught Race Centre in Kimberley, where skiers with Olympic aspirations learn the skills necessary to navigate race courses at high speed. Sandy can always be counted on to step up whenever she is asked to help at ski racing events, no matter how big or small.
“We at BC Alpine are thrilled and proud to congratulate Sandy on this well-earned honour. We cannot imagine a more deserving recipient, and we sincerely thank Sandy for her immeasurable contributions to our sport.”
Anders Hestdalen, BC Alpine CEO
The 41 recipients (from 40 sport organizations) will be celebrated during Sport BC’s 55th Athlete of the Year Awards taking place on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Click HERE for news release and complete recipient list.
“Congratulations to the 2022 Presidents’ Awards Recipients, thank you for all you do for sport in British Columbia.”
The Vernon Ski Club and Silver Star Mountain Resort welcomed over 90 athletes from the Okanagan Zone for a 3-day speed camp on January 27-29.
Each racer had 7 runs down the track that was perfectly groomed and covered in sunshine every day. After two days of training, the camp finished with a two-run downhill race on Sunday, which demonstrated amazing progression from all the kids.
Hunter Kay
Leila Nasipayko-Shippam
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time on course and I know the athletes had a great time as well! The race program was well-planned, safety systems were well-placed and the volunteers were treated very well!”
BC Alpine Chair and first-time Technical Delegate, Graham Cope
The speed camp also allowed many of Vernon Ski Club’s newly-trained officials to put their knowledge into practice, as well as burn some calories setting up the b-net.
Fallaway
Matthew Leach
Thanks to all the volunteers, coaches and athletes for attending, as well as the Silver Star Mountain Resort events team and groomers for their incredible support. VSC hired Kiss The Monkey Photography to take pictures on Sunday. Barry’s awesome photos are available for free download at VSC Speed Camp – Jan 2023 – Kiss the Monkey Photography
Clancy start
Elijah Nasipayko-Shippam
Report submitted by Murray Smith, Vernon Ski Club and Okanagan Zone Chair
Former BC Alpine skiers, now competing for Canada on the World Cup tour, put forward world-leading performances of late.
Take “Big Rig” Reece Howden, of the Apex Ski Club, scorched the ski cross race track in Idre Fjäll, Sweden, taking a win and second place over two days of racing. Howden now leads the World Cup ski cross overall standings with 481 points, with a sizable lead over Mattias Graf, of Austria (328 points).
At the same race, Marielle Thompson, of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, raced to third place in the women’s race, moving her into third overall in the World Cup standings.
Marielle Thompson. Photo: Alpine Canada/GEPA.
Marielle Thompson. Photo: Alpine Canada/GEPA.
Reece Howden. Photo: Alpine Canada/GEPA.
Reece Howden. Photo: Alpine Canada/GEPA.
Cameron Alexander 6th at Kitzbuhel; Broderick Thompson 9th
Meanwhile over in Kitzhuhel, Austria, two Whistler Mountain Ski Club stars, scored top 10 finishes in the world’s most famous – and treacherous – World Cup downhill.
With snow falling on the 40,000 thousand fans in the grandstands at the base of the Hahnenkamm, Cameron Alexander started 27th and powered his way down the Streif course to finish sixth. In his 25th World Cup start, this is Alexander’s best result this season and his first top 10 since last season’s win in the downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway. The day before Broderick Thompson made an impressive jump from start number 39 to finish ninth, his first top 10 since a third-place finish last season in the super-G in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Broderick Thompson
Cameron Alexander
Cameron Alexander
Broderick Thompson in the start for race #2 at Kitzbuhel.
“Today felt like I skied well,” said a pleased Alexander. “I had a solid run yesterday but there were a few mistakes that I wanted to clean-up. Did my best today to do that and it turned out really well. Kitzbühel is an insane place, coming into the finish with thousands of fans cheering felt really good. I’m stoked to build on this confidence heading into the next races and into the World Championships.”
Teammate Brodie Seger and James (Jack) Crawford, both of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, also had strong performances at Kitzbuhel with top 30 restults to finish in the World Cup points. Kyle Alexander gained valuable experience in Kitzbuhel on the most difficult race course on the World Cup.
Meanwhile, over at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Stef Fleckenstein (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) inched closer to a World Cup top 30 finishing 32nd in the super-G.
Heming Sola goes “full throttle” in second run at World Juniors
On January 25th, current BC Ski Team racer Heming Sola (Apex Ski Club) had Canada’s best finish at the World Junior Championships after a blistering-fast second run of 48.80 moved him into 14th position from Bib 49.
“I figured if I wanted to have a good day I would have to go full throttle and that’s what I did,” Sola said after the race.
When Mount Washington Alpine Resort and the Mount Washington Ski Club welcomed 120 athletes from Coast Zone clubs – including Whistler Mountain Ski Club, Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club, Cypress Ski Club, Mt. Seymour Ski Club and Sasquatch Ski Club – they did so under incredible conditions and a well-run TECK race series.
The Teck Coast Zone TECK U14 GS & SL (January 21-22, 2023) showcased the best U14 skiers in the Coast Zone.
After excellent preparation by the grooming staff and the race volunteers, the snow was almost perfect for racing. On Saturday, they raced two runs of GS, with the girls competing first, followed by the boys. Second run start order for each gender was reversed to provide equal opportunity for all athletes. With light snow and cloudy conditions, the race went smoothly and finished close to the scheduled time. Results were determined by the combined 1st and 2nd run times.
Top three GS finishers
U14 girls: Elena Deda (Whistler), Valerie Chan (Grouse), Maggie Cormack (Whistler) U14 boys: Luka Buchheister (Whistler), Alex Velikov (Grouse), Nathaniel Hung (Grouse
Sunday proved to be another great day for racing. With cooler temperatures, a beautiful a sunrise and hard snow, the 120 athletes hit the slopes with solid slalom skiing. There were two courses set; one for the girls and one for the boys in the morning. For the afternoon races they switched courses and reversed their start order. Just like the previous day’s GS, the slalom results were based on two-run combined times.
“It was a fantastic weekend of racing” stated Ryan Williams, Race Chairman. “A big thank you to the Mount Washington Ski Resort for working with our requirements for a safe venue. An even bigger thank you to all the volunteers that were needed before, during and after the race. And the biggest thank you to the athletes for the smiles, the quality racing and positive attitudes. In the end, the Mount Washington Ski Club is very proud of the quality of the event they hosted.”
