Today is the day – all competitior card registration is due on-line along with original Alpine Canada forms and payment. If your club has not met these requirements, contact Keven Dubinsky at results@bcalpine.com immediately!
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In a field packed with Olympic gold medallists, World Cup winners and a World Champion, Britt Janyk led four Canadian Alpine Ski Team racers into the top-10, finishing second in the season opening Nor Am Cup giant slalom race Wednesday.
Janyk, the reigning Europa Cup and Canadian GS, super-G and combined champion, led after the first run by half a second over Austrian Nicole Hosp. But Hosp, the 19 year-old co-winner of the World Cup season opener in Soelden last month, made up the difference to win in 1 minute, 52.35 seconds, .15 ahead of Janyk.
“I'm happy with second place in a really strong field,” said Janyk, 22, of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. “It gives my confidence a bit of a boost to have two strong runs in a race with a lot of World Cup women.”
Allison Forsyth, of Nanaimo, BC, finished fourth, .09 seconds behind Austrian Silvia Berger, while Genevi
On-line Competitor Card Registration is due in the BC Alpine office by Friday November 15, 2002. D-day is one short week from today! The following clubs have not contacted Keven Dubinsky at results@bcalpine.com for their club access code and password for on-line registration:
Arrowsmith Ski Club,
Bear Mountain,
Borderline,
Crystal Mountain,
Fairmont,
Harper,
Hemlock Valley Ski Club,
Lightning Creek,
Manning Park,
Morning Mountain Ski Club,
Phoenix,
Purden Ski Club,
Shames,
Silver Star,
Summit Lake Racers,
Sun Peaks Alpine Club,
Tabour,
Wapiti and the
Whistler Weasel Workers. Important that clubs contact Keven to start this process as soon as possible. One week to go!
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Alpine Canada Alpin formalized two new alliances Thursday that will help produce Olympic and World champions for years to come, president Ken Read said.
Husky Energy Inc. signed a significant three-year agreement that will support the country's premier children's ski skill development program as well as the elite Canadian Alpine Ski Team.
Read and John Mills, president of CODA, also announced a new strategic alliance for Alpine Canada with CODA in support of plans to develop a Centre for Canadian Olympic Excellence and the concept of a snow sport training centre.
“Alpine Canada's job is to provide the human, technical and financial resources necessary to create champions,” said Read. “These new alliances can help take us to that goal