The first ever three-way dead heat in World Cup ski racing put an Austrian, Slovenia and Norwegian all on top of the podium in the season opening Giant slalom race Saturday at Soelden, Aut.
Nicole Hosp, Tina Maze and Andrine Flemmen all clocked two-run times of 1 minute, 49.91 seconds on a racecourse that had to be shortened because of poor weather conditions.
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The Vancouver Ski and Snowboard Foundation presents the 37th Annual Vancouver Ski and Snowboard Swap October 25-27, 2002 at BC Place Stadium. Admission is by donation in support of Junior Racing and Snow Sport Programs in BC. Enter at West Airlock near Cambie Street Bridge. The hours of the Swap are: Friday 4 p.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday 10a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. See you at the Swap!
The Pontiac GMC wax sessions will take place in selected areas throughout the province. Local clubs will be providing a hot wax at the Pontiac GMC dealerships between 10 a.m and 2 p.m. This is a fundraiser for the clubs and donations will be accepted for the services provided. Bring all your friends (even your enemies) to have your skis waxed by your club coach and athletes. Help support your local club! Times, dates and locations are as follows:
Zimmer Wheaton Pontiac Buick GMC, Kamloops, Nov.2 – Sun Peaks Ski Club
Jacobsen Pontiac Buick Ltd., Kelowna, Nov. 9 – Kelowna Si Club
Gold Key Pontiac Buick Ltd., Langley, Nov. 9 – Vancouver Ski Team
Carter Pontiac Buick Ltd., Burnaby, Nov. 9 – Vancouver Ski Team
Wheaton Pontiac Buick GMC (Nanaimo) Ltd., Nanaimo, Nov. 9 – Mt. Washington
Bob Brown Pontiac Buick GMC Ltd., Penticton, Nov. 9 – Apex Ski Club
Wheaton Pacific Pontiac Buick GMC, Coquitlam, Nov. 16 – Vancouver Ski Team
Greg Gardner Motors Ltd., Squamish, Nov. 16 – Whistler Mtn. Ski Club
Dueck Pontiac Buick GMC, Vancouver, Nov. 16 – Vancouver Ski Team
Regency Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC, North Van, Nov. 16 – Grouse Tyee
Walthers Pontiac Buick GMC Ltd., Vernon, Nov. 23 – Silverstar Ski Club
Schultz Pontiac Buick GMC Inc., Prince George, Nov. 23 – Prince George Ski Club
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Below is the Order Form for the Snow Stars program from last season. To order your Club's 2002-03 Snow Stars material respond to Gordie directly at programs@bcalpine.com or BC Alpine will use the numbers below for the current season (the numbers in the right column represent the expected number of Alcan NGSL participants for 02-03. All orders must be received by Wednesday October 30, 2002 or last season's numbers will be used.
CLUB ORDER 2001-02.
APEX Floyd Gniewotta 62
BEAR MTN. Andy Kadziolka 38
CRYSTAL Clark Gunoff 38
CYPRESS Brent Kehl 130
FAIRMONT Cathy DeGuise 18
FERNIE Alec Cooke 71
GROUSE Sandy Schnorr 120
HARPER Brad Marsh 30
HEMLOCK Dierdre Degagne 39
KELOWNA Trevor Haaheim 125
LIGHTNING Tom Weckworth 13
MANNING Wayne Cooper 18
MUR. RIDGE Neil Carver 30
NAKUSP Brenda McQuir 61
NELSON Jason Jackson 26
NORTH STAR Dorothy Amy 82
PHOENIX Shayne Konar 51
PINE PASS Wally Kirkpatrick 25
PURDEN Tom Datoff 50
REDMT Sean Valentine 90
REVELSTOKE Neil Leslie 53
SALMO Karen Olson 25
SEYMOUR Brent Wisehart 48
SHAMES Denis Lissimore 79
SILVER STAR Wade Christie 102
SMITHERS Judi Cote 113
SUN PEAKS Shane Ford 100
TABOR Colin Flick 50
TIMBERLAND Sandra Campbell 50
WAPITI SKI Barb Paton 10
WASHINGTON John Trimmer 100
WHITETOOTH Roxanne Bennett 90
WINDERMERE Kathleen Walker 61
TOTAL 2000
The largest contingent of Canadian women technical racers in almost three decades has qualified for the World Cup opening giant slalom race this Saturday in Soelden, Austria, the Canadian Alpine Ski Team announced Wednesday.
And the men's technical team is looking stronger than it has in years, with two top-seeded racers ready for the men's giant slalom on the same Austrian glacier on Sunday. Thomas Grandi, of Canmore, Alta., and three-time Canadian GS champion Jean-Philippe Roy of Ste-Flavie, Que., will be joined by teammate Julien Cousineau, of Lachute, Que., who is skiing his first World Cup.
Led by world No. 5 Allison Forsyth, the depth on the Canadian Women's Technical Team is showing up early this season with six racers in the start hut. Last year four women entered at Soelden and only Forsyth qualified in the top-30 to ski the final run. The Mount Washington Ski Club racer ended up just off the podium in fourth place.
Not since the 1970s when Canada's national ski team boasted Betsy and Susan Clifford, Kathy and Laurie Kriener, Judy Crawford and Vanita Haning, has there been this much depth on the roster for racers who like to ski gates, said Women's Technical Team head coach Mark Sharp. Lining up with Forsyth to unveil Team Canada's new Spyder speedsuits will be World Cup rookie of the year Genevi
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