Kathy Stahr | BC Alpine Ski Association

ACA introduces national awards program for athletes, coaches & volunteers

by Kathy Stahr | Feb 4, 2016 | Member News

On Thursday February 4th, Alpine Canada Alpin launches a national Canadian ski racing awards and recognition program celebrating our top Athletes, Coaches, Volunteers and other stakeholders in our sport. These Awards are meant to profile the very best in Canadian ski racing and to acknowledge those who are the lifeblood of Canadian ski racing.

Please visit acaawards.org and nominate a deserving Coach and Volunteer from your club and community. Vote for the Athlete of the Year in each of our Alpine, Para-Alpine and Ski Cross disciplines. Please let every young and young at heart ski racer know about the opportunity to vote for their heroes.

Nominations Close March 4th and Winners to be announced March 14th. Awards will be presented as part of the ACA National Championships gala taking place this year at Whistler on Saturday March 26th.

Full nomination criteria and timelines can be found on the award site.

Thank you for supporting Canadian ski racing!

Warm Regards

Mark Rubinstein, CEO
Alpine Canada Alpin

Moffat, Patterson, Alexander, Fleckenstein take SG Gold at Fidelity BC Cup

by Kathy Stahr | Feb 4, 2016 | Member News

Soleil Patterson (Red Mountain Racers) PHOTO CREDIT: Derek Trussler

Day 1 SG Podium – Soleil Patterson 1st; Katie Fleckenstein 2nd; Michelle Rufener 3rd PHOTO CREDIT: Steve Fleckenstein

Rank	Bib	Men's SG Feb 3/16	Year	Nation	Total Time
1	5	MOFFAT Ryan	1998	CAN	1:18.06
2	8	HARLE Kole	1998	CAN	1:18.14
3	38	HOWDEN Reece	1998	CAN	1:18.16
4	6	KELLY Justin	1996	CAN	1:18.28
5	15	COOK Carson	1998	CAN	1:18.91
6	35	VALENTIN Alexander	1999	CAN	1:19.09
7	3	WEBSTER Ryan	1998	CAN	1:19.33
8	23	DARLING Lewis	1998	CAN	1:19.46
9	14	WALL Sam	1998	CAN	1:19.49
10	1	GRABINSKI Adrien	1999	CAN	1:19.77


Rank	Bib	Ladies' SG Feb 3/16	Year	Nation	Total Time
1	12	PATTERSON Soleil	1998	CAN	1:19.05
2	9	FLECKENSTEIN Katie	1999	CAN	1:21.47
3	13	RUFENER Michelle	1999	SUI	1:21.83
4	15	TANSLEY Antoinette	1997	CAN	1:22.29
5	2	KAMACHI Nakia	1999	CAN	1:22.78
6	4	MAH Nicole	1999	CAN	1:22.81
7	7	SMITH Gabrielle	1998	CAN	1:22.89
8	11	SWAFFIELD Laura	1998	CAN	1:23.73
9	34	OBRIEN Ayla	1999	CAN	1:23.99
10	10	BELCZYK ZOE	1998	CAN	1:24.08


Rank	Bib	Men's SG Feb 4/16	Year	Nation	Total Time
1	10	ALEXANDER Kyle	1999	CAN	1:14.12
2	9	GRABINSKI Adrien	1999	CAN	1:14.21
3	3	HARLE Kole	1998	CAN	1:14.27
4	8	COOK Carson	1998	CAN	1:14.59
5	6	MOFFAT Ryan	1998	CAN	1:15.02
6	14	WALLACE Liam	1999	CAN	1:15.08
7	38	HOWDEN Reece	1998	CAN	1:15.64
8	15	WALL Sam	1998	CAN	1:15.82
9	20	BOZHINOVSKI Luka	1998	MKD	1:16.13
10	1	GERSHON Alex	1997	CAN	1:16.18


Rank	Bib	Ladies' SG Feb 4/16	Year	Nation	Total Time
1	12	FLECKENSTEIN Katie	1999	CAN	1:15.94
2	7	PATTERSON Soleil	1998	CAN	1:17.63
3	13	BEZENAR Sydney	1998	CAN	1:18.02
3	8	SWAFFIELD Laura	1998	CAN	1:18.02
5	11	TANSLEY Antoinette	1997	CAN	1:18.36
6	1	SMITH Gabrielle	1998	CAN	1:18.42
7	2	BELCZYK ZOE	1998	CAN	1:18.86
8	9	NATALENKO Kristina	1999	CAN	1:19.61
9	17	GOOCH Logan	1999	CAN	1:20.80
10	18	VAN SOEST Katrina	1999	CAN	1:20.82

Men's Day 1 SG Podium – Ryan Moffat 1st; Kole Harle 2nd; Reece Howden 3rd

Ladies' Super-G Podium final day – FLECKENSTEIN Katie 1^st; PATTERSON Soleil 2^nd; BEZENAR Sydney 3^rd; SWAFFIELD Laura 3^rd;

Howden & Fleckenstein grab double DH Gold at Kimberley Fidelity BC Cup

by Kathy Stahr | Feb 2, 2016 | Member News

PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

FLASH QUOTE:
Katie Fleckenstein (WMSC) – "I’ve been in 2 downhills before this week, and had a 1st and a 2nd, so I am pretty comfortable with the idea of racing DH. We have been training a bit of speed up at Whistler when the conditions allow, and coaches Boyd, Firstbrook and Levine have been really helpful with advice. I have never skied at Kimberly before, but I had 3 training runs over the weekend and seemed to find a line that I was comfortable with. On race day it was just a matter of letting go and trusting my line over the jumps and staying in my tuck as much as possible. After this speed series, the next 10 races are tech, so I’m hoping to bring some of this speed into tech, for sure. The hill is in great shape right now, pretty much perfect conditions. I’m looking forward to the SG and hope that I can adapt to the different set. I’m looking forward to the challenge. This event is really well run. The vollies are awesome and I have to give them a big shout out for the extra effort that they put in to make this a smooth running event."

Evan Monroe, Sun Peaks PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

Ladies' Downhill – February 1, 2016

Rank	Bib	Name	Team	Club	Class	Result 1
1	13	FLECKENSTEIN,Katie	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:14.64 (1)
2	11	BEZENAR,Sydney	CAN	SUNSH	U18	1:15.95 (2)
3	5	TANSLEY,Antoinette	CAN	WHIST	U21	1:16.06 (3)
4	19	PATTERSON,Soleil	CAN	REDM	U18	1:16.37 (4)
5	8	HOFFOS,Courtney	CAN	WINDE	U21	1:16.41 (5)
6	3	RUFENER,Michelle	SUI		U18	1:16.64 (6)
7	18	BELCZYK,ZOE	CAN	AST	U18	1:16.65 (7)
8	28	VAN SOEST,Katrina	CAN	VST	U18	1:16.73 (8)
9	6	SMITH,Gabrielle	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:17.74 (9)
10	22	GAIRNS,Tiana	CAN	PRGEO	U18	1:17.94 (10)
Other BC
12	29	MAH,Nicole	CAN	VST	U18	1:18.31 (12)
13	23	NATALENKO,Kristina	CAN	VST	U18	1:18.37 (13)
18	27	MACDONALD,Frances	CAN	VST	U18	1:19.31 (18)
29	9	MCINTYRE,Hannah	CAN	WHIST	SR	1:27.93 (29)

Men's Downhill – February 1, 2016

Rank	Bib	Name	Team	Club	Class	Result 1
1	31	HOWDEN,Reece	CAN	APEX	U18	1:12.25 (1)
2	11	GRABINSKI,Adrien	CAN	SUNSH	U18	1:12.54 (2)
3	27	ALEXANDER,Kyle	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:12.75 (3)
4	35	MOFFAT,Ryan	CAN	BIGW	U18	1:12.82 (4)
5	2	HARLE,Kole	CAN		U18	1:13.19 (5)
6	34	COOK,Carson	CAN	SNOW	U18	1:13.23 (6)
7	15	WILSON,Andrew	CAN	SUNSH	U18	1:13.24 (7)
8	18	WOOD,Clinton	CAN	VST	U21	1:13.54 (8)
9	14	DARLING,Lewis	CAN	PANO	U18	1:13.72 (9)
10	3	COCHRANE,Kelvin	CAN	BANFF	U18	1:13.74 (10)
Other BC
13	37	RENZONI,Griffin	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:14.14 (13)
14	23	GERSHON,Alex	CAN	WHIST	U21	1:14.21 (14)
15	12	VALENTIN,Alexander	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:14.31 (15)
17	30	ROWELL,Gavin	CAN	PGEOR	U18	1:15.01 (17)
19	32	JORDAN,Asher	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:15.30 (19)
25	9	TSUTSUMI,Masashi	JPN		U18	1:16.28 (25)
26	28	MONROE,Evan	CAN	BIGW	U18	1:16.36 (26)
30	29	DONALD,Gavin	CAN		U18	1:16.57 (30)
35	26	FORSSANDER,John	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:19.01 (35)

Ladies' Downhill – February 2, 2016

Rank	Bib	Name	Team	Club	Class	Result 1
1	7	FLECKENSTEIN,Katie	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:13.18 (1)
2	16	PATTERSON,Soleil	CAN	REDM	U18	1:15.42 (2)
3	28	BELCZYK,ZOE	CAN	AST	U18	1:15.50 (3)
4	9	RUFENER,Michelle	SUI		U18	1:15.69 (4)
5	14	SMITH,Gabrielle	CAN	WHIST	U18	1:16.02 (5)
6	12	BEZENAR,Sydney	CAN	SUNSH	U18	1:16.10 (6)
7	5	KAMACHI,Nakia	CAN	CARC	U18	1:16.26 (7)
8	22	VAN SOEST,Katrina	CAN	VST	U18	1:16.43 (8)
9	17	GAIRNS,Tiana	CAN	PRGEO	U18	1:16.91 (9)
10	4	GOOCH,Logan	CAN	SUNSH	U18	1:17.08 (10)
Other BC
12	27	MACDONALD,Frances	CAN	VST	U18	1:17.45 (12)
13	23	NATALENKO,Kristina	CAN	VST	U18	1:17.53 (13)
14	24	MAH,Nicole	CAN	VST	U18	1:17.74 (14)
26	3	MCINTYRE,Hannah	CAN	WHIST	SR	1:24.90 (26)
	2	TANSLEY,Antoinette	CAN	WHIST	U21	DNF
	1	HOFFOS,Courtney	CAN	WINDE	U21	DNS

Men's Downhill – February 2, 2016

Rank

Bib

Name

Team

Club

Class

Result 1

HOWDEN,Reece

CAN

APEX

U18

1:11.98 (1)

MOFFAT,Ryan

CAN

BIGW

U18

1:12.13 (2)

GRABINSKI,Adrien

CAN

SUNSH

U18

1:12.22 (3)

HARLE,Kole

CAN

U18

1:12.23 (4)

WILSON,Andrew

CAN

SUNSH

U18

1:12.68 (5)

WOOD,Clinton

CAN

VST

U21

1:13.04 (6)

ALEXANDER,Kyle

CAN

WHIST

U18

1:13.19 (7)

DARLING,Lewis

CAN

PANO

U18

1:13.21 (8)

VALENTIN,Alexander

CAN

WHIST

U18

1:13.31 (9)

WALLACE,Liam

CAN

SUNSH

U18

1:13.38 (10)

Other BC

RENZONI,Griffin

CAN

WHIST

U18

1:13.93 (16)

ROWELL,Gavin

CAN

PGEOR

U18

1:14.70 (19)

GERSHON,Alex

CAN

WHIST

U21

1:14.71 (20)

MUSGRAVE,Angus

CAN

SUNSH

U18

1:15.12 (25)

JORDAN,Asher

CAN

WHIST

U18

1:15.12 (25)

TSUTSUMI,Masashi

JPN

U18

1:15.66 (29)

DONALD,Gavin

CAN

U18

Kimberley hosts night slalom race to kick off Fidelity BC Cup Speed Event

by Kathy Stahr | Jan 31, 2016 | Member News

Kimberley Alpine Resort – Night Slalom Race Hill – PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

Ladies' U18 podium – KAMACHI,Nakia 1st; NATALENKO,Kristina 2nd; PATTERSON,Soleil 3rd; PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

The Kimberley Disabled Skiers Association, the Kimberley Alpine Team and the Kimberley Alpine Resort hosted a night slalom race to kick off the FIS Fidelity BC Cup super-G & downhill event at the Kimberley Alpine Resort, January 30th to February 4th.

Check out the Kimberley Alpine Race Info Facebook Page for start lists, race results and more.

January 30th – Night Slalom – Ladies' Results

Rank	Bib	Name	Club	Class	Result 1	Result 2	Combined
1	14	COLLOMBIN,Tyra	BANFF	U21	49.98 (1)	47.08 (1)	1:37.06
2	3	TAYLOR,Sarah	AST	U21	50.32 (3)	47.87 (2)	1:38.19
3	2	KAMACHI,Nakia (1st U18)	CARC	U18	50.14 (2)	48.23 (4)	1:38.37
4	10	NATALENKO,Kristina (2nd U18)	VST	U18	50.56 (4)	47.90 (3)	1:38.46
5	5	PATTERSON,Soleil (3rd U18)	REDMT	U18	51.23 (5)	48.47 (5)	1:39.70
6	15	CUMMING,Meg	BANFF	U21	51.65 (6)	48.64 (6)	1:40.29
7	16	MAH,Nicole	VST	U18	52.10 (8)	49.12 (8)	1:41.22
8	7	BELCZYK,ZOE	AST	U18	51.66 (7)	49.72 (16)	1:41.38
9	6	MACDONALD,Frances	VST	U18	52.32 (11)	49.41 (12)	1:41.73
10	11	FLECKENSTEIN,Katie	WHIST	U18	52.67 (14)	49.40 (11)	1:42.07

Kristina Natalenko (VST) 2nd U18 PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

January 30th – Night Slalom – Men's Results

Rank	Bib	Name	Club	Class	Result 1	Result 2	Combined
1	8	SOETAERT,Michael	AST	U21	46.27 (2)	46.63 (1)	1:32.90
2	9	SHARP,Keegan	AST	U21	45.74 (1)	47.63 (2)	1:33.37
3	7	GRABINSKI,Adrien (1st U18)	SUNSH	U18	46.79 (4)	47.78 (3)	1:34.57
4	1	HOLM,Marcus (2nd U18)	BANFF	U18	46.88 (5)	48.13 (6)	1:35.01
5	3	HARLE,Kole (3rd U18)	MT WASH	U18	47.46 (8)	48.09 (5)	1:35.55
6	12	LEGREE,Ben	AST	U21	47.36 (6)	48.47 (8)	1:35.83
7	2	WALLACE,Liam	SUNSH	U18	47.74 (9)	48.15 (7)	1:35.89
8	14	WALL,Sam	BANFF	U18	48.04 (11)	47.90 (4)	1:35.94
9	19	JORDAN,Asher	WHIST	U18	47.43 (7)	49.58 (18)	1:37.01
10	5	DARLING,Lewis	PANO	U18	48.04 (11)	49.09 (14)	1:37.13

Frances MacDonald (VST) PHOTO CREDIT: Martin Tichy

Jude Tear (Grouse) & Maja Woolley (WMSC) win Enquist Slalom trophies

by Kathy Stahr | Jan 25, 2016 | Member News

Congratulations to the overall Enquist trophy winners Jude Tear (Grouse Tyee) and Maja Woolley (WMSC) PHOTO CREDIT: Hans Forssander

Classic slalom race on Mt. Seymour thrills athletes and spectators!

North Vancouver resident Jude Tear (Grouse Tyee Ski Club) and Squamish native Maja Woolley (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) were the individual recipients of the Enquist Slalom Trophies at this weekend’s alpine slalom races on Mt. Seymour.

Steeped in annual tradition since 1936, the two-day event was the 80’s anniversary of this classic slalom race. Hosted by Mount Seymour Ski Club, the competition featured two slalom races (one on Saturday and one on Sunday) for young men and women aged 14-16.

Lined with snow-draped pines and shrouded in intermittent fog, the easily accessible and spectator friendly “Seymour 16’s” run presented itself with the thrills and challenges that racers, organizers, volunteers and spectators have become accustomed to over many years of Mt. Seymour ski racing history. Roused by the hunt for the prestigious Enquist trophies, the young alpine racers put on a breathtaking show of skill and athleticism.

Other athletes on the podium included Nicola Filipovic (Burnaby) and John Forssander (North Vancouver) who won Silver and Bronze respectively in Saturday’s “Overall” category – Jude Tear was the Gold winner. The U16 Podiums on Saturday included Jude Tear (Gold), Richmond native Dawson Yates (Silver) and North Vancouver resident Tom Sushams (Bronze) for the men, – while Maja Woolley (Gold), Port Moody resident Katrina Voss (Silver) and Vancouver native Meg Swaffield (Bronze) mounted the podium for the women. On Sunday, Maja and Katrina repeated their Gold and Silver performances, closely followed by Whistler resident Gigi Kranjc who won the Bronze. Vancouver native Olin Wakkary won the U16 Gold on Sunday, followed by Whistler’s Jack Forsyth (Silver) while Jude Tear picked up the Bronze.

Eric Konigsmann from the Vancouver Office of TECK and Eddie Wood of Mt. Seymour Resort presented awards at the post-race ceremonies.

Thank you to Hans Forssander, Media Liason for the Mount Seymour Ski Club, for providing the news AND the great photos posted here!

Enquist Slalom Saturday Ladies' Podium – Maja Woolley 1st; Katrina Voss 2nd; Meg Swaffield 3rd; PHOTO CREDIT: Hans Forssander

Mount Seymour Ski Club hosts

Teck U16/U18 Enquist Slalom
January 23 – 24, 2016

Saturday, January 23 Slalom, Men
1 TEAR, Jude (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:19.32 (U16)
2 FILIPOVIC, Nikola (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:19.64 (U18)
3 FORSSANDER, John (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:19.79 (U18)
4 YATES, Dawson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.29 (U16)
5 SUSHAMS, Tom (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.38 (U16)
6 SWIFT, Trenton (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:20.87
7 PETKOVIC, Konstantin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:21.60
8 BENNETT, Jake (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:21.61
9 BRUMEC-PARSONS, Griffin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:22.66
10 FLYNN, Brendan (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:22.85

Saturday, January 23 Slalom, Ladies
1 WOOLLEY, Maja (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:24.10 (U16)
2 VOSS, Katrina (Hemlock Ski Club) 1:25.96 (U16)
3 SWAFFIELD, Meg (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:28.06 (U16)
4 PLUNKETT, Lucia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:28.67
5 KRANJC, Gigi (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:28.68
6 ROSS, Julia (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:29.35
7 KALUDJERCIC, Ksenija (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:29.87
8 NYMANN, Sylvi (Mt Washington) 1:32.01
9 TILLER, Adelaide (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:32.16
10 KING, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:32.93

Enquist Slalom – Sunday Ladies' Podium – Maja Woolley 1st; Katrina Voss 2nd; Gigi Kranjc 3rd; PHOTO CREDIT: Hans Forssander

Sunday, January 24 Slalom, Men
1 WAKKARY, Olin (Cypress Ski Club) 1:10.42 (U16)
2 FORSYTH, Jack (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:10.65 (U16)
3 TEAR, Jude (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:10.80 (U16)
4 YATES, Dawson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:10.88
5 FORSSANDER, John (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:11.26
6 PETKOVIC, Konstantin (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:11.54
7 KONIGSMANN, Mark (Cypress Ski Club) 1:12.25
8 BEAUREGARD, Philip (Mount Seymour Ski Club) 1:15.33
9 HARLEY, Kieran (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:15.34
10 TAFEL, Samuel (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:15.52

Sunday, January 24 Slalom, Ladies
1 WOOLLEY, Maja (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:14.63 (U16)
2 VOSS, Katrina (Hemlock Ski Club) 1:16.18 (U16)
3 KRANJC, Gigi (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:16.79 (U16)
4 SWAFFIELD, Meg (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:18.59
5 KING, Sierra (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:18.87
6 KALUDJERCIC, Ksenija (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:19.36
7 TILLER, Adelaide (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.60
8 ROSS, Julia (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) 1:20.73
9 NYMANN, Sylvi (Mt Washington) 1:21.30
10 PLUNKETT, Lucia (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) 1:21.52