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BC Team’s Stefanie Fleckenstein heads to Sochi for World Junior Champs

by Kathy Stahr | Feb 24, 2016 | Member News

Stef Fleck (WMSC/BCST) joins Team Canada at World Junior Championships

Eight junior Canadian athletes are heading to Sochi, Russia for the annual World Junior Championships (WJC), providing them a unique opportunity to compete on a global stage. Selected athletes between the ages of 16 and 21 will compete for Canada – an important milestone in their development for future World Cup and Olympic competition.

“The World Juniors are very important in the development of Canada’s young athletes,” says Dusan Grasic, Director of Domestic Sport at ACA. “Medals indicate athletes will be contenders on the World Cup tour. We’ve recently had great results from both the men and ladies on the NorAm circuit and we will be looking to see some podium finishes play out at the World Juniors.”

Stefanie Fleckenstein (BCST/WMSC) got the exciting news that she would be joining the Canadian woman at the World Junior Championships on a Friday evening, and by Sunday (her first day off in two weeks) she was on a flight to Europe to adjust to the time change and take advantage of a fantastic opportunity to train with the Canadian Alpine Ski Team ladies in Santa Caterina, Italy for a few days.

"Being on the World Juniors team has been a goal of mine all season and I am so excited that I was able to achieve that goal and I got the amazing bonus of getting to train with the national team for a week," said Fleckenstein. "My coach, Ryan Jazic, along with Nick Cooper and PL Dumoulin, has done a great job all year of preparing the BC Team for big competitions, so I feel ready to race."

Fleckenstein and her WJC teammate Valerie Grenier are now on their way to Sochi to prepare for the big event that gets underway on Saturday, February 27th. DH training starts tomorrow (Thursday in Sochi) at 9am, which is 10pm tonight (Wednesday) here in BC. Good luck Team Canada!!

Below is a list of the eight athletes representing Canada at the WJC and the schedule of events:

Ladies’ Alpine

Stefanie Fleckenstein – BCST/WMSC – West Vancouver, BC

Valérie Grenier – Mont Tremblant, Que.

Ali Nullmeyer – Toronto, Ont.

Mikaela Tommy – Wakefield, Que.

Alexa Dlouhy – Montreal, Que. (not attending due to conflicting educational schedule)

Men’s Alpine

Jack Crawford – WMSC – Toronto, Ont.

Jeff Read – Calgary, Alta.

Brodie Seger – WMSC – North Vancouver, B.C.

World Junior Championship Schedule

Saturday, February 27 – Men’s and ladies’ Downhill

Sunday, February 28 – Men’s Super G

Monday, February 29 – Ladies’ Super G

Tuesday, March 1 – Men’s and ladies’ Super Combined

Wednesday, March 2 – Team Event

Thursday, March 3 – Men’s and ladies’ Slalom

Friday, March 4 – Ladies’ Giant Slalom

Saturday, March 5 – Men’s Slalom

Mixed Team Event at Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games – Full Video

by Kathy Stahr | Feb 23, 2016 | Member News

Apex dual night slalom – Gaul & Mittertreiner win qualifiers and final ski-off!

by Kathy Stahr | Feb 23, 2016 | Member News

Devin Mittertreiner wins Apex Dual Night Slalom PHOTO CREDIT: Caillum Smith – Preserved Light Photography

The top 10 after qualifying skied-off in a 1 run "dual knock out" race. 10th and 9th place raced against each other, 8th and 7th place together, etc. all the way to 1st against 2nd place. For those 5 final runs there was no timing, as it was simply a knock out race.

"The night slalom was super fun and it got the kids pumped up! Skiing after dark under the lights is magical and made this event memorable for all," said a parent of one of the competitors. Thank you to the Apex Ski Club, Apex Mountain Resort and all the coaches and volunteers who made this special experience possible!

Congratulations to Samantha Gaul and Devin Mittertreiner for taking it all!!

The top 10 after qualifications looked like this:

POS	BIB#	MEN TOP 10	YOB
1	51	MITTERTREINER Devin	2000
2	55	YATES Dawson	2000
3	56	CALLAGHAN Christian	2000
4	61	FORSYTH Jack	2000
5	53	YOUNGBERG Anton	2000
6	62	PETKOVIC Konstantin	2000
7	72	SUSHAMS Tom	2000
8	66	PATTERSON Gavin	2000
9	54	ATHANS Marcus	2000
10	82	KASSA Caele	2001

POS	BIB#	LADIES TOP 10	YOB
1	14	GAUL Samantha	2001
2	3	RENZONI Ella	2000
3	5	VOSS Katrina	2000
4	6	WOOLLEY Maja	2001
5	15	PLUNKETT Lucia	2000
6	9	KING Sierra	2000
7	2	PASIN Ella	1998
8	17	STREET Charlize	2001
9	13	SWAFFIELD Meg	2000
10	10	CALLAGHAN Gillian	2000

And in the end the podium looked like this:

Ladies

1st Samantha Gaul (Red Mountain Racers)

2nd Ella Renzoni (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)

3rd Katrina Voss (Hemlock Ski Club)

Men

1st. Devin Mittertreiner (Fernie Alpine Ski Team)

2nd. Dawson Yates (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)

3rd. Christian Callaghan (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club)

Samantha Gaul wins Apex Dual Night Slalom PHOTO CREDIT: Caillum Smith – Preserved Light Photography

Max Kirshenblatt wins U18 National Giant Slalom Title, Natalenko takes 3rd

by Kathy Stahr | Feb 23, 2016 | Member News

National U18 Championships ,GS Men's Podium – Kirshenblatt 1st; Luel 2nd; Cochrane 3rd; Kendig 4th; Grabinski 5th PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

National U18 Champs GS Women's Podium, Laurence 1st; MacDonald 2nd; Natalenko 3rd; LeRoux 4th; Fleckenstein 5th PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

FLASH QUOTES:

Max Kirshenblatt (BCST/WMSC) – "It was a pretty nice day out here in Georgian Peaks, the snow was unreal and the volunteers kept the track in great shape. I stuck to the process and managed to put two clean runs together and finish the day off with a win. I'm also very happy to have these solid results after a long time on the road!"

Nick Cooper (BC Ski Team Head Coach) – "I'm very happy for Max today, to be the U18 National GS Champion is a big deal and he has worked hard for it. I hope he can continue to push hard for three more days and end his long road trip off well."

Rank	Bib	Men's Giant Slalom Results	Year	Nation	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	6	KIRSHENBLATT Max	1998	CAN	46.44	48.76	1:35.20
2	13	LUEL Henry	1998	CAN	47.03	49.33	1:36.36
3	19	COCHRANE Kelvin	1999	CAN	46.76	49.63	1:36.39
4	11	KENDIG Carter	1998	USA	47.21	49.34	1:36.55
5	30	GRABINSKI Adrien	1999	CAN	47.35	49.23	1:36.58
6	3	WALL Sam	1998	CAN	47.00	49.94	1:36.94
7	15	PHILLIPS Jordan	1998	CAN	47.74	49.54	1:37.28
8	36	JONES Christopher	1998	CAN	47.54	49.89	1:37.43
9	31	MORGAN Chauncey	1999	USA	47.85	49.71	1:37.56
10	32	COPP Griffin	1999	CAN	47.84	50.00	1:37.84

Rank	Bib	Ladies' Giant Slalom Results	Year	Nation	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	5	HUOT Laurence	1999	CAN	49.46	48.72	1:38.18
2	2	MACDONALD Brianna	1999	CAN	49.75	48.64	1:38.39
3	10	NATALENKO Kristina	1999	CAN	49.62	49.01	1:38.63
4	6	LE ROUX Frederique	1998	CAN	49.46	49.19	1:38.65
5	16	FLECKENSTEIN Katie	1999	CAN	50.70	48.76	1:39.46
6	11	BELCZYK ZOE	1998	CAN	50.59	48.90	1:39.49
7	8	ROUSSIN Heidi	1998	CAN	50.15	49.37	1:39.52
8	4	TREMBLAY Maxime	1999	CAN	50.21	49.33	1:39.54
9	30	CLEMENT Justine	1999	CAN	50.15	49.63	1:39.78
10	17	MAH Nicole	1999	CAN	50.88	49.26	1:40.14

Team BC girls are having fun in Ontario – this photo was taken by Katrina van Soest with Martin Tichy's camera!

Patterson, Natalenko, Fleckenstein on U18 podium at Ontario FIS Slalom

by Kathy Stahr | Feb 22, 2016 | Member News

Osler Bluff U18 Women's Slalom Podium (Stephanie Profitt 1st; Katie Fleckenstein, WMSC tied for 2nd with Kristina Natalenko, Grouse Tyee) PHOTO CREDIT: Derek Trussler

Click HERE and keep checking back for lots more photos from the races in Ontario courtesy of Derek Trussler

*RED indicates top 3 U18's

Rank	Bib	Feb 20 Women's FIS SL	Year	Nation	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	3	CURRIE Stephanie	1997	CAN	56.01	53.36	1:49.37
2	8	ATKINS Jackie	1997	CAN	57.53	53.61	1:51.14
3	4	MACDONALD Brianna	1999	CAN	57.90	54.63	1:52.53
4	16	PATTERSON Soleil	1998	CAN	1:02.09	54.44	1:56.53
5	14	MCFARLANE Victoria	1998	CAN	1:00.87	55.90	1:56.77
6	37	BERNIER Maya	1998	USA	1:01.14	55.86	1:57.00
7	5	MACDONALD Frances	1999	CAN	1:00.02	57.20	1:57.22
8	22	PRICE Alexandra	1996	CAN	1:02.12	55.35	1:57.47
9	32	JENSON Erica	1998	USA	1:02.32	55.24	1:57.56
10	29	RUFENER Michelle	1999	SUI	1:02.03	55.90	1:57.93

Rank	Bib	Feb 21 Women's FIS SL	Year	Nation	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	8	CURRIE Stephanie	1997	CAN	50.79	57.16	1:47.95
2	15	ATKINS Jackie	1997	CAN	52.79	55.89	1:48.68
3	10	COLLOMBIN Tyra	1997	CAN	52.32	56.75	1:49.07
4	12	WOODHOUSE Emma	1996	CAN	53.23	57.63	1:50.86
5	28	PROFITT Stephanie	1999	CAN	55.08	56.01	1:51.09
6	4	NAWROCKI Rachel	1997	USA	53.94	58.26	1:52.20
7	7	NATALENKO Kristina	1999	CAN	53.12	59.27	1:52.39
7	2	FLECKENSTEIN Katie	1999	CAN	52.25	1:00.14	1:52.39
9	29	PRICE Tarrah	1998	CAN	54.80	57.76	1:52.56
10	22	BELCZYK ZOE	1998	CAN	55.19	57.49	1:52.68

Rank	Bib	Feb 20 Men's FIS SL	Year	Nation	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	7	MCCONVILLE Patrick	1994	CAN	48.71	53.39	1:42.10
2	2	MCCONVILLE Corey	1997	CAN	48.61	53.93	1:42.54
3	4	ROSEN Jake	1997	CAN	49.20	53.71	1:42.91
4	11	MCCORMACK Declan	1999	CAN	49.65	53.33	1:42.98
5	13	BURKS Jared	1997	CAN	49.57	53.60	1:43.17
6	8	DYMOND Cameron	1998	CAN	48.49	54.71	1:43.20
7	3	ARMSTRONG Carter	1997	CAN	48.94	54.36	1:43.30
8	9	LUEL Henry	1998	CAN	49.06	54.86	1:43.92
9	18	HOLM Marcus	1998	CAN	50.21	53.93	1:44.14
10	20	WALLACE Liam	1999	CAN	50.76	53.74	1:44.50

Rank	Bib	Feb 21 Men's FIS SL	Year	Nation	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	13	MCCONVILLE Patrick	1994	CAN	50.72	55.10	1:45.82
2	10	MCCONVILLE Corey	1997	CAN	51.97	55.35	1:47.32
3	12	ARMSTRONG Carter	1997	CAN	51.88	56.08	1:47.96
4	15	LUEL Henry	1998	CAN	51.45	56.63	1:48.08
5	11	BURKS Jared	1997	CAN	52.34	55.98	1:48.32
6	18	HOLM Marcus	1998	CAN	52.61	56.07	1:48.68
7	6	WATSON Hunter	1999	CAN	51.97	56.76	1:48.73
8	20	WALLACE Liam	1999	CAN	52.46	56.39	1:48.85
9	23	MAYNE Zachary	1999	CAN	52.75	56.49	1:49.24
10	4	WALL Sam	1998	CAN	52.93	56.50	1:49.43