Date: 27/02/03
Alisa Camplin goes into the last event of the 2003 season this
weekend looking to add the World Cup title to her Olympic gold medal
and world championship crown.
The
battle for the World Cup title is a four way affair. Alisa, her OWI
team-mate Lydia Ierodiaconou and Chinese skier Nina Li are all on
456 points, with former world champion Veronika Bauer of Canada 12
points behind on 444.
But
the likely outcome is complicated by the International Ski
Federation scoring system, which allows skiers to discard their
three worst results from the nine event season.
This
effectively means that Alisa and Bauer have the front running, with
three wins each so far this season.
Only
one thing is certain – if Alisa wins both events to be held in the
Czech Republic resort of Spindleruv Mlyn, she will become the third
Australian woman to take the World Cup title.
The
28-year-old proved once again that she could deal with the pressure
of major events when she added the world championship title to her
Olympic crown three weeks ago.
Only
one other woman in the history of the sport – Uzbekistani skier Lina
Cheryazova – has held all three major titles at the same time.
For
her part, Lydia is determined to make the podium once again, the
silver medal she collected in the last World Cup event in Steamboat
going only a small way towards erasing the disappointment of her
world championship experience.
Deer
Valley aside, she has had a fantastic season, and has every chance
on finishing in the top three.
World number eight Liz Gardner will be the third OWI athlete in the
World Cup finals field, looking to secure a top ten end of season
ranking.
|
Place |
Surname |
Name |
Nation |
Mt Buller |
Mt Buller |
Tremblant |
Lake Placid |
Lake Placid |
Fernie |
Steamboat |
Total |
|
1 |
Camplin |
Alisa |
AUS |
60 |
96 |
100 |
100 |
(48) |
(48) |
100 |
456 |
|
2 |
Ierodiaconou |
Lydia |
AUS |
96 |
(72) |
96 |
(20) |
80 |
88 |
96 |
456 |
|
3 |
Li |
Nina |
CHN |
(56) |
84 |
- |
96 |
96 |
92 |
88 |
456 |
|
4 |
Bauer |
Veronika |
CAN |
100 |
100 |
- |
(32) |
52 |
100 |
92 |
444 |
|
5 |
Xu |
Nannan |
CHN |
80 |
92 |
- |
88 |
100 |
(32) |
64 |
424 |
|
6 |
Zukal |
Anna |
RUS |
92 |
88 |
76 |
(64) |
76 |
(72) |
84 |
416 |
|
7 |
Brenner |
Veronica |
CAN |
(64) |
80 |
84 |
84 |
72 |
(28) |
80 |
400 |
|
8 |
Gardner |
Elizabeth |
AUS |
84 |
68 |
(36) |
(56) |
84 |
76 |
72 |
384 |
|
9 |
Dionne |
Deidra |
CAN |
72 |
56 |
88 |
76 |
88 |
(52) |
(16) |
380 |
|
10 |
Tsuper |
Alla |
BLR |
- |
- |
80 |
92 |
92 |
96 |
. |
360 |
|
