by Kathy Stahr | Mar 18, 2015 | Member News
Vancouver, BC (March 18, 2015) – Now in its 23rd year, Whistler Cup has become the largest and most important ski race in North America and internationally for the world’s best 12 to 15-year-old ski racers. Whistler Blackcomb is proud to welcome 420 athletes from 25 countries to this year’s event, April 3 to 5, 2015.
Whistler Cup has a history of showcasing future stars, including Americans Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso and Mikaela Shiffrin, as well as Slovenia’s Tina Maze, Italy’s Christof Innerhofer and Austria’s Nicole Hosp, Anna Fenninger and Mathias Meier.
Many of Canada’s biggest stars have also competed at the event over the years, including Marielle Thompson, Kelsey Serwa, Jan Hudec, Erik Guay, Robbie Dixon, Britt and Michael Janyk and Manuel Osborne-Paradis.
BC Alpine is proud to announce the following U16 athletes who will represent our province at the 2015 Whistler Cup!
(Click HERE for selection data)
LADIES
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Team Canada |
Kristina |
Natalenko |
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club |
New Westminster |
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Katie |
Fleckenstein |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
West Vancouver |
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Team BC |
Ella |
Renzoni |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
West Vancouver |
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Brooke |
Lukinuk |
Big White Racers/Kelowna Ski Club |
Kelowna |
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Frances |
MacDonald |
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club |
North Vancouver |
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Mollie |
Jepsen |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
West Vancouver |
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Katrina |
van Soest |
Vernon Ski Club |
Coldstream |
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Nicole |
Mah |
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club |
Vancouver |
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BC Quota |
Nicole |
Foster |
Fernie Alpine Ski Team |
Calgary |
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Jane |
Andison |
Red Mountain Racers |
Rossland |
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Erin |
Dawson |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
North Vancouver |
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Sierra |
King |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
West Vancouver |
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Cassie |
Zumwalt |
Fernie Alpine Ski Team |
Calgary |
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Ester |
Stambolian |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
North Vancouver |
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Myka |
Jardine-Arnold |
Sun Peaks Alpine Club |
Kamloops |
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Katrina |
Voss |
Hemlock Ski Club |
Port Moody |
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Lexie |
Bratton |
Fernie Alpine Ski Team |
Calgary |
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Lucia |
Plunkett |
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club |
North Vancouver |
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Alternates |
Martina |
Gershon |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
Whistler |
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Gillian |
Callaghan |
Big White Racers/Kelowna Ski Club |
Kelowna |
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Meg |
Swaffield |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
Vancouver |
MEN
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Team Canada |
Asher |
Jordan |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
North Vancouver |
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Gavin |
Donald |
Vernon Ski Club |
Vernon |
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Team BC |
Kasper |
Woolley |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
Squamish |
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Kyle |
Alexander |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
North Vancouver |
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Myles |
Kowalczyk |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
Whistler |
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Peter |
Konigsmann |
Cypress Ski Club |
West Vancouver |
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Alexander |
Valentin |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
Whistler |
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Marcus |
Athans |
Apex Ski Club |
Kelowna |
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BC Quota |
Devin |
Mittertreiner |
Fernie Alpine Ski Team |
Calgary |
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Zane |
Torres |
Big White Racers/Kelowna Ski Club |
Kelowna |
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Jack |
Forsyth |
Whistler Mountain Ski Club |
Whistler |
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Olin |
Wakkary |
Cypress Ski Club |
Vancouver |
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Gavin |
Rowell |
Prince George Ski Club |
Prince George |
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Anton |
Youngberg |
Vernon Ski Club |
Kelowna |
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Christian |
Callaghan |
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club |
North Vancouver |
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Ryan |
Finley |
Fernie Alpine Ski Team |
Calgary |
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Luke |
Macdonald |
Fernie Alpine Ski Team |
Calgary |
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Evan |
Monroe |
Sun Peaks Alpine Club |
Kamloops |
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Alternates |
Konstantin |
Petkovic |
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club |
New Westminster |
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Lucas |
Gairns |
Prince George Ski Club |
Prince George |
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Jude |
Tear |
Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club |
North Vancouver |
Canada looks forward to welcoming competitors from the following nations:
Argentina
Australia
Bosnia Herzegovnia
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Great Britain
Haiti
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Malta
New Zealand
Norway
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
South Africa
Switzerland
Thailand
Ukraine
by Kathy Stahr | Mar 18, 2015 | Member News
Click HERE to nominate your favourite coaches in the following categories:
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2014 – 2015: BC Alpine Entry Level Coach of the Year (U12 and under)
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2014 – 2015: BC Alpine Development Coach of the Year (U14)
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2014 – 2015: BC Alpine High Performance Coach of the Year (U16 and FIS)
by Kathy Stahr | Mar 17, 2015 | Member News
Do you know an athlete with an interesting story to tell who is hoping to shine at the 2015 Whistler Cup? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
ViaSport is looking for some high profile athletes, or racers with special stories (e.g. overcoming adversity/injury, excelling in other sports, olympian in the family, etc.) to feature in their local media and get people talking about the athletes, the event, the "live-stream" (new this year) and the many human interest stories that are always a huge part of Whistler Cup.
Parents…coaches…athletes…if you think your story is worth sharing, please click HERE and send us a brief summary. Don’t forget to include the athlete’s NAME, SKI CLUB and HOMETOWN.
Thanks and good luck to all!
ViaSport TV:
ViaSport TV is the broadcast and production arm of ViaSport British Columbia, tasked with increasing the exposure, recognition and power of amateur-level sport across the province and the world. The goal driving ViaSport TV is to offer a broad range of online programming – live-streamed events, interviews, commentary and more – bringing amateur sport coverage into every home across the province. To learn more, visit www.viasport.ca/tv
by Kathy Stahr | Mar 15, 2015 | Member News
Katie Fleckenstein overall top girl, Asher Jordan 2nd overall for the guys PHOTO CREDIT: Steve Fleckenstein
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Rank |
Bib |
Name |
Team |
Club |
Class |
Result 1 |
Result 2 |
Combined |
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1 |
9 |
KANAN, Rachel
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CAN
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PANOW
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U16
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56.46 (2)
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56.98 (1)
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1:53.44
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2 |
4 |
HARRISON, Abby
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CAN
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KASC
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U16
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56.35 (1)
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57.27 (2)
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1:53.62
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3 |
1 |
PROFITT, Stephanie
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CAN
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BANFF
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U16
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57.18 (3)
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57.42 (3)
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1:54.60
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4 |
14 |
NATALENKO, Kristina
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CAN
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GROUS
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U16
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57.57 (6)
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57.43 (4)
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1:55.00
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5 |
13 |
FLECKENSTEIN, Katie
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CAN
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WHIST
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U16
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57.56 (5)
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57.69 (5)
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1:55.25
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6 |
8 |
RUFENER, Michelle
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CAN
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BANFF
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U16
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57.88 (10)
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58.03 (7)
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1:55.91
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7 |
11 |
PROC, Jacquelyn
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CAN
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JASPR
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U16
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57.85 (9)
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58.33 (11)
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1:56.18
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8 |
18 |
GOOCH, Logan
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CAN
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SUNSH
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U16
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58.42 (13)
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58.04 (8)
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1:56.46
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9 |
28 |
JEPSEN, Mollie
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CAN
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WHIST
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U16
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58.52 (15)
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57.95 (6)
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1:56.47
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10 |
6 |
RENZONI, Ella
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CAN
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WHIST
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U16
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57.41 (4)
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59.54 (24)
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1:56.95
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Men's Slalom Top-10 (COMPLETE OFFICIAL RESULTS)
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Rank |
Bib |
Name |
Team |
Club |
Class |
Result 1 |
Result 2 |
Combined |
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1 |
2 |
GRABINSKI, Adrien
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CAN
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SUNSH
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U16
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37.95 (1)
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40.04 (2)
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1:17.99
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2 |
5 |
CASSELMAN, Jamie
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CAN
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PANOW
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U16
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40.59 (8)
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39.57 (1)
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1:20.16
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3 |
77 |
CLAY, Harrison
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CAN
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PANO
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U16
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39.58 (4)
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40.91 (5)
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1:20.49
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4 |
15 |
DONALD, Gavin
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CAN
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VERNO
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U16
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40.94 (9)
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40.69 (4)
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1:21.63
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5 |
27 |
KOWALCZYK, Myles
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CAN
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WHIST
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U16
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40.41 (6)
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41.95 (11)
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1:22.36
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6 |
30 |
MITTERTREINER, Devin
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CAN
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FERNI
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U16
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40.97 (10)
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41.51 (7)
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1:22.48
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7 |
6 |
RESNICK, Michael
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USSA
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RMD
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U16
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41.32 (12)
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42.34 (12)
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1:23.66
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8 |
25 |
DALTON, Eric
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CAN
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KASC
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U16
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42.17 (16)
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41.75 (8)
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1:23.92
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9 |
79 |
HUDON, Nicolas
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CAN
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PANO
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U16
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41.66 (14)
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42.37 (13)
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1:24.03
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10 |
14 |
GEE, Adam
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CAN
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SUNSH
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U16
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41.51 (13)
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42.54 (16)
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1:24.05
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Overall Points, Top-10 Men
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1. GRABINSKI Adrien
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SUNSH
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2. JORDAN Asher
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WHIST
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3. CASSELMAN Jamie
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PANOW
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4. WOOLLEY Kasper
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WHIST
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5. Carnes Peer
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RMD
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6. DONALD Gavin
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VERNO
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7. SHARP Jedd
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PANOW
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8. KOWALCZYK Myles
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WHIST
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9. CLAY Harrison
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PANO
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10. KONIGSMANN Peter
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CYPRE
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Overall Points, Top-10 Ladies
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FLECKENSTEIN Katie
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WHIST
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PROFITT Stephanie
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BANFF
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HARRISON Abby
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KASC
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NATALENKO Kristina
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GROUS
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KANAN Rachel
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PANOW
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O'BRIEN Ayla
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BANFF
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LUKINUK Brooke
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BIGWH
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ALEXANDER Ashleigh
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KASC
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JEPSEN Mollie
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WHIST
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VAN DER VOORT Kalli
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BANFF
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by Kathy Stahr | Mar 14, 2015 | Member News
Asher Jordan (WMSC) finishes 2nd at Apex Fidelity Can Am GS – PHOTO CREDIT: Steve Fleckenstein
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Rank |
Bib |
Name |
Team |
Club |
Class |
Result 1 |
Result 2 |
Combined |
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1 |
12 |
PROFITT, Stephanie
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CAN
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BANFF
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U16
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43.20 (1)
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39.77 (1)
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1:22.97
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2 |
5 |
NATALENKO, Kristina
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CAN
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GROUS
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U16
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45.38 (3)
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40.14 (2)
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1:25.52
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3 |
4 |
VAN DER VOORT, Kalli
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CAN
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BANFF
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U16
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45.60 (5)
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40.42 (5)
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1:26.02
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4 |
9 |
FLECKENSTEIN, Katie
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CAN
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WHIST
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U16
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45.20 (2)
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41.28 (10)
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1:26.48
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5 |
13 |
KATTLER, Tia
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CAN
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BANFF
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U16
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46.09 (7)
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40.77 (6)
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1:26.86
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6 |
57 |
PERKS, Nicole
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CAN
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PANO
|
U16
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46.24 (9)
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40.82 (7)
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1:27.06
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|
7 |
6 |
TIMMERMANN, Claire
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CAN
|
BANFF
|
U16
|
45.89 (6)
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41.47 (11)
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1:27.36
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|
8 |
2 |
ALEXANDER, Ashleigh
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CAN
|
KASC
|
U16
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45.47 (4)
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42.24 (16)
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1:27.71
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|
9 |
22 |
O`BRIEN, Ayla
|
CAN
|
BANFF
|
U16
|
47.56 (20)
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40.24 (4)
|
1:27.80
|
|
9 |
17 |
BUCKLE, Skylar
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CAN
|
PARKL
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U16
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46.11 (8)
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41.69 (12)
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1:27.80
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Men's GS Top-10 (COMPLETE OFFICIAL RESULTS)
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Rank |
Bib |
Name |
Team |
Club |
Class |
Result 1 |
Result 2 |
Combined |
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1 |
12 |
GRABINSKI, Adrien
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CAN
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SUNSH
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U16
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54.65 (2)
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56.36 (1)
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1:51.01
|
|
2 |
13 |
JORDAN, Asher
|
CAN
|
WHIST
|
U16
|
55.58 (3)
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57.37 (2)
|
1:52.95
|
|
3 |
6 |
WALLACE, Liam
|
CAN
|
SUNSH
|
U16
|
54.14 (1)
|
58.83 (12)
|
1:52.97
|
|
4 |
11 |
WOOLLEY, Kasper
|
CAN
|
WHIST
|
U16
|
56.14 (4)
|
57.50 (3)
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1:53.64
|
|
5 |
16 |
Carnes, Peer
|
USSA
|
RMD
|
U16
|
56.71 (6)
|
57.68 (4)
|
1:54.39
|
|
6 |
7 |
SHARP, Jedd
|
CAN
|
PANOW
|
U16
|
56.87 (8)
|
58.18 (6)
|
1:55.05
|
|
7 |
9 |
WILSON, Andrew
|
CAN
|
SUNSH
|
U16
|
56.73 (7)
|
58.76 (11)
|
1:55.49
|
|
8 |
27 |
KOWALCZYK, Myles
|
CAN
|
WHIST
|
U16
|
57.08 (9)
|
58.55 (8)
|
1:55.63
|
|
9 |
32 |
FORSYTH, Jack
|
CAN
|
WHIST
|
U16
|
56.58 (5)
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59.40 (18)
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1:55.98
|
|
10 |
8 |
MONOD, Cody
|
CAN
|
BANFF
|
U16
|
57.43 (11)
|
58.88 (13)
|
1:56.31
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Kristina Natalenko (Grouse Tyee) finishes 2nd at Apex Fidelity Can Am slalom – PHOTO CREDIT: Derek Trussler
