U14 Kaila Lafreniere takes Slalom Silver, Blackburn of USA grabs Gold

by Kathy Stahr | Apr 13, 2018 | Member News

U14 Ladies Slalom – Jessica Blackburn. 1st place USA PHOTO CREDIT: Jon Hair/Coastphoto.com

Ladies' Full RESULTS – U14 Slalom

Top 10:

1.      Blackburn, Jessica – USA 

2.      Lafreniere, Kaila – Canada, WMSC 

3.      Smyth, Mikayla – New Zealand

4.      Stiel, Sara – Canada, WMSC 

5.      Van Strien, Maxine – Canada, Ontario

6.      Kestolava, Julie – Czech Republic

7.      Byers, Abbygail – Canada, Ontario

8.      Grossman, Saba – USA 

9.      Plavsic, Mila – Canada, BC

10.   Crespo, Amelia – Chile 

U14 Girls, Slalom. Kaila Lafreniere – 2nd Place. WMSC Canada PHOTO CREDIT: Matthew Sylvestre/Coastphoto.com

U14 Girls, Slalom. MIkayla Smyth. 3rd Place. New Zealand PHOTO CREDIT: Matthew Sylvestre/Coastphoto.com

The U14 men raced a Dual Paralell Slalom today – check out the results HERE

1st place – Holscher, Pedro – Chile

      2nd place – Donley, Finnigan – USA 
 3rd place – Weingust, Ben – Ontario

A wet Parade of Nations (photo courtesy of Janice Avon)

Canada’s Profitt wins super-G gold at Mackenzie Investments Whistler Cup

by Kathy Stahr | Apr 12, 2018 | Member News

John Daniel Profitt – CAN – 1st Men SG PHOTO CREDIT: Jon Hair/Coastphoto.com

WHISTLER – John Daniel Profitt of Calgary won the gold medal in the men’s super-G on Thursday to open the Mackenzie Investments Whistler Cup alpine skiing competition.

 

Profitt clocked one minute and 06.67 seconds for the win. Ryder Sarchett of the U.S. and Vaclav Klein of Slovakia tied for second in 1:06.81.

The 16-year-old Profitt is currently in his first season with Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont and was previously with the Sunshine Ski Club in Alberta.

 

‘’We had great weather and I was not expecting to win today,’’ said Profitt, competing for the fourth time at the event.  ‘’I have worked really hard this year and that has paid off.’’

Ryder Sarchett of the U.S. and Vaclav Klein of Slovakia tied for second PHOTO CREDIT: Matthew Sylvestre/Coastphoto.com
 

In the women’s super-G, Delia Durrer of Switzerland was the winner in 1:07.16 with Arianne Forget of Prévost, Que., second in 1:08.72 and Caitlin McFarlane of France third in 1:08.81. Jade Bonneville of Prévost was fourth in 1:09.04 and Britt Richardson of Calgary 10th in 1:10.34.

Delia Durrer – Switzerland – 1st Ladies SG PHOTO CREDIT: Jon Hair/Coastphoto.com

 

‘’It really great day because the sun was shining and the course was very cool,’’ said Durrer,15.  I felt very good because I like these conditions. I was able to show a good run and I’m very happy with this result at my first Whistler Cup.’’

 

The 14-year-old Forget continued to show promise.

 

‘’My race today was great I was going really fast so sometimes I was a little bit scared but it worked out okay,’’ she said  ‘’I’m really happy with my run, no regrets at all with how I skied today.’’

Arianne Forget (left) of Prévost, Que., second in 1:08.72 and Caitlin McFarlane (right) of France third in 1:08.81.
 

McFarlane found the conditions somewhat tricky.

 

‘’The snow was definitely a bit different to what our standard racing conditions are like,’’ said the 16-year-old. ‘’But I had a lot of fun. It was hard snow but it was a good race. This is my first time at Whistler cup and it's great. I really, really like it.’’

Thursday’s super G results at the Mackenzie Investments Whistler Cup alpine skiing competition in Whistler:

 

Men: 1. John Daniel Profitt, Calgary,1:06.67; 2. Ryder Sarchett, USA 1:06.81; 2. Vaclav Klein, Slova 1:06.81; 4. Edouard Bastard, France, 1:06.97; 5. Takumi Nakamura, Japan, 1:07.25; 6. Silvano Gini, Switzerland, 1:07.44; 7. Nicolas Pirozzi, Chile, 1:08.00; 8. Aidan Robin, USA, 1:08.35; 9. Nicholas Czarnik, Poland, 1:08.36; 10.Tiziano Gravier, Argentina, 1:08.50.

 

Women: 1. Delia Durrer, Switzerland, 1:07.16; 2. Arianne Forget, Prevost, Quebec, 1:08.72; 3. Caitlin McFarlane, France, 1:08.81; 4. Jade Bonneville, Prevost, Quebec, 1:09.04; 5. Dasha Romanov, USA, 1:09.19; 6. Mary Bocock, USA, 1:09.24; 7. Noa Szollos, Israel, 1:09.65; 8. Amellie Klopfenstein, Switzerland, 1:09.78; 9. Sarah Zoller, Switzerland, 1:09.80; 10.Britt Richardson, Calgary, 1:10.34

 

Full results : WMSC-Timing | WMSC Timing
 

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 on this stage, including Marielle Thompson, Kelsey Serwa, Jan Hudec, Erik Guay, Robbie Dixon, Britt and Michael Janyk and Manuel Osborne-Paradis.

“The Whistler Cup is an excellent opportunity to race in your own backyard against your peers at the international level,” explained World Cup star Manny Osborne-Paradis. “This race gives kids a chance to see the diverse competition that exists in Europe and other countries. Many have used this experience to help them move to the next level and have gone on to compete on the World Cup.”

The inaugural Whistler Cup was held in 1993 and is the brainchild of Max Meier, parent of a young racer at the time. Meier and co-founders Joze Sparovec and Jim Yeates were inspired by the famed Italian international juvenile race “Trofeo Topolino”. Whistler Cup has grown in stature and influence over its 25 years, and its successes are celebrated by Whistler Blackcomb and the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. 

 

Competition continues through to Sunday.

 

Teck Coast Zone Finals not hampered by snow and fog at Mt. Washington

by Kathy Stahr | Apr 11, 2018 | Member News

Dylan Stevens (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club)

"The Coast Zone Finals went really well despite some crazy spring weather, said John Trimmer, Mt. Washington Ski Club Program Director. "When I first looked out on Saturday I wouldn’t have believed we would ever have raced…. but the weather subsided, we hit the snow with salt and the day ran really well! I love duals, and the pro jumps just add to the experience! Weather cooperated even better on Sunday! We prepared the surface and created a great race for the whole field. Big thanks to all the volunteers who worked so hard!"

Teck Coast Zone Finals

Slalom wraps up Panorama Spring Series; Natalenko, Valentin win FIS BC Cup

by Kathy Stahr | Apr 10, 2018 | Member News

 
2018 FIS BC Cup Podium: BCST's Kristina Natalenko 1st; BCST 's Frances MacDonald 2nd; Fernie's Charlize Street 3rd

2018 FIS BC Cup Podium: BCST Sweep – Alexander Valentin 1st; Asher Jordan 2nd; Max Kirshenblatt 3rd

LADIES' SLALOM #1 COMPLETE RESULTS

MEN'S SLALOM #1 COMPLETE RESULTS

LADIES' SLALOM #2 COMPLETE RESULTS

MEN'S SLALOM #2 COMPLETE RESULTS

Natalenko slalom

Applegath, Blaser double U16 Gold at Teck Okanagan Zone Finals, Revelstoke

by Kathy Stahr | Apr 9, 2018 | Member News

"The Zone Finals Race in Revelstoke was a lot of fun. I had some great solid runs in both GS and SL, and was very pleased with winning both of the events. I really enjoyed this event since most racers from our club (U12 – U16) all were there, and it was a great way to finish the season together with the entire Apex Ski Team. As for my season, it was pretty awesome. It all started with the U16 Rising Star training Camp at Panorama, which set me up to a great early start and also for the first U16 Teck Race at Sun Peaks. I qualified for the U16 Nationals, which was an amazing experience, and really neat to meet Racers from all across Canada. I would like to thank my Coach Jorgen Anderson! He puts a lot of energy and time in to each individual racer to connect and find the best way to work with them. Also a big thank you to all the BC Coaches at the U16 Nationals, they were great, had lots of good info and support, and were fun!"  Devin Blaser, Apex Ski Club U16 athlete

Devin Blaser

“After my first year in U16, I’ve experienced a lot. In U16 there can be a lot of pressure because of making nationals or even just because every race is provincial. I have achieved so much more than I thought I would this year, with results, my technical improvement, and becoming more confident in all disciplines! Going to Revelstoke was a fun race to ski! It was great skiing with some of my closer friends, but we still had lots of competition at this race because our zone does well at other races. I have so many people to thank, including my parents for making everything possible, and my coaches Montana & Bill. They are so encouraging and I can tell they love skiing as much as I do. At this race and every race there are so many amazing volunteers that us ski racers don’t thank enough!! I have an amazing support system through skiing and I have lots of people in the sport who look out for me. I couldn’t have ended the season a better way.” Brynn Applegath, Sun Peaks Alpine Club U16 athlete

Ladies' Slalom Podium

Okanagan Zone Finals RESULTS

Brynn Applegath (left) and Noa Hooton (right) – Sun Peaks Alpine Team

 
Men's GS Podium – Devin Blaser 1st, Adam Koczij 2nd, John Sidjak 3rd 

 
Men's Slalom Podium

Smithers Ski Club and Hudson Bay Mountain host Teck North Zone Finals

by Kathy Stahr | Apr 9, 2018 | Member News

The North Zone hosted their 4 day zone finals this past weekend. April 5-8 (SL,GS,Ski Cross,Dual Slalom)

In winter conditions the Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club executed a series of races that capped off a great season with some excellent racing. Hudson Bay Mountain played host to over 66 athletes from U12 all the way up to masters. Athletes from Prince George, Lighting Creek, Timberland, Smithers and the Yukon came together in a fun competitive environment. The finals included a locally sanctioned ski cross event that had over 120 skiers and snowboarders competing for some prize money and amazing gifts sponsored by local businesses. The finals also included a banquet where overall zone trophies were presented. (see overall winners below)