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BCST Plans They Are A Changing
Due to the unseasonable warm weather in Europe, and heavy rainfall on the
glaciers throughout, the BC Ski Team is no longer going to travel to Hintertux/Pitzol
for their next camp. Instead, thanks to the connections that Men's coach Dale Stephens has with the US Ski Team, the team will travel to Portillo, Chile for a four discipline camp
over the next few weeks. This was also possible due to a two for one (actually almost three for one) offer for ski teams by the owner of
Portillo, Henry Purcell.
South America has had one of its most bountiful snowfall years ever, and is still boasting a 1200 cm base and cold temperatures.
The BC Team athletes will train with the US Ski Team on the downhill track, as well as SG,GS, and SL training. All the members of the BC Ski Team will attend, including Dustin Fraser who has won his battle with strep throat and is
well on his way to physical recovery.
The team will travel September 27, and return October 15.
For those of you who are planning to travel to Europe in the next while, Saas Fee and Zermatt are still in excellent condition, although they are quite busy. Austria is sure to have the cooler temperatures that everyone is waiting for…and the much-needed snow will come!
Forsyth Wins ACA Female Athlete of The Year
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Alpine Canada handed out its Awards of Excellence at a dinner Saturday night in Whistler, concluding the AGM meetings and festivities. Taking top honours, Allison Forsyth was named Canadian Alpine Ski Team Senior Female Athlete of the Year. Forsyth, 23 a native of Nanaimo, B.C., scored the Canadian Alpine Ski Team's best result last season, finishing second in Giant Slalom at Copper Mountain, Colo. She also finished seventh at the Olympic Games in giant slalom.
“We have a strong women's team and I'm very excited about winning this award for the first time,” Forsyth said from training camp in Switzerland. “We're back in the office training hard for next season and things are looking great.”
Read said Forsyth is poised to be a superstar in the ski world for many years. “Allison's talent is matched only by her work ethic and her attitude,” he said.
Other BC Notables:
Most Valuable Coach: Jim Pollock, Whistler, B.C. Women's Technical Team.
Canadian Disabled Alpine Ski Team Breakthrough Athlete of the Year: Scott Patterson, Vancouver.
Canadian Alpine Ski Team Alumni of the Year: Peter Webster, Vancouver.
ACA AGM This Week
Alpine Canada comes to BC as Whistler gets set to host the National AGM. Events run September 19-21, 2002. ACA President, Ken Read will be leading a panel discussion for the Town Hall Meeting at this year's Annual General Meeting in Whistler, B.C., Saturday, Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. at the Coast Whistler Hotel. The discussion will be based on Read's Podium 2010 – Alpine Canada Alpin's Strategic Plan for Excellence document.
The ACA AGM Meeting schedules and accompanying DRAFT AGENDA are posted below.
Thursday September 19, 2002
1400-1800 General Managers Meeting
1400-1800 Program/Technical Directors Meeting
1700-2000 Registration/Welcome Reception
Friday September 20, 2002
0700-0830 Breakfast
0800-1200 Board Meeting
0830-1200 Officials Committee Meeting
Program/Technical Directors Meeting
1130-1300 Lunch
1300-1700 Officials Committee Meeting
Program/Technical Directors Meeting
Saturday September 21, 2002
0700-0830 Breakfast
0700-0900 Board Meeting
0900-1200 Town Hall/Summit Meeting
1200-1330 BBQ Lunch
1330-1600 Alpine Canada Alpin AGM
1600-1700 Board Meeting (New)
1800-1900 Cocktails
1900-2300 Awards of Excellence Dinner
Cochrane, Civitarese Racing in NZ
Former BC ski team athletes, Sean Cochrane (Prince George) and Aaron Civitarese (Trail) are courting success in New Zealand at the Cardrona FIS series. Tuesday's results saw a tie for first between Cochrane and Switzerland's Conradign Netzer in the men's giant slalom. In a heady battle Netzer was fastest on the first run and Cochrane clocked the top speed in the second. Both finished with a combined time of 2:12.61. Civitarese finished fifth in 2:15.55. Wednesday's GS action saw Cochrane take second place in 2.05.57 and Civitarese in 2:08.87 for fourth place. Thursday's action has already concluded giving Cochrane his third top five result in as many days; this one in slalom good for fifth spot in 1:34.97.