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Edition
85| 13 AUGUST 2007
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Ski & Snowboard Australia E-news
Welcome to the 85th edition of the
Ski & Snowboard Australia E-News.
With the competition
season in full swing, this
edition of the E-News provides
an update on discipline results
and news. As always we welcome
contributions to the e-news and
the website from those out on
the snow, Email contributions to
info@skiandsnowboard.org.au
Also a reminder to athletes past
and present regarding the SSA
athlete’s commission. A call for
nominations will take place
beginning September 1st. Please
read the article below for more
information.
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Athlete’s Commission
As outlined in previous editions
of the e-news, the process for electing
SSA’s first athletes commission
will begin over the next few weeks.
The athlete’s commission, under
the rules of the new constitution,
will have a representative on the
new SSA board, and we encourage
all eligible athletes past and present
to consider making a contribution
to their sport by way of nominating
for the athletes commission.
The complete bylaw pertaining to
the athletes commission can be found
here
Nominations will soon be called
for those individuals that meet
the eligibility criteria. In summary
a person is eligible to nominate
for the athletes commission.
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is an active
athlete in that he or she competes
or has competed in the sport
of skiing or snowboarding at
a FIS Continental Cup level
or higher within the previous
eight years of being elected
or appointed to the SSA Athletes
Commission;
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is over the
age of 18; and
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has not been
sanctioned for a doping offence
during his or her sports career.
Nomination forms
will be made available via the SSA
e-news and the website.
The timeline pertaining to the SSA
Athlete’s Commission formation is
as follows:
| Date |
Action |
| Sept 1 |
Nominations for Athlete’s
Commission open |
| Sept 14 |
Nomination for Athlete’s
Commission close |
| Sept 21 |
Voting for Athlete’s Commission
begins |
| Sept 27 |
Voting ends |
| Oct 1 |
Results announced |
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AGM
Members should be aware that the
13th AGM of Ski & Snowboard Australian
will be held on Tuesday, 23rd October,
2007 at the Royce Hotel in Melbourne.
Further information including formal
notice and proxy forms will be provided
shortly.
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Discipline News
Alpine
Australian Alpine Ski
Championships
start today
This week in Thredbo 110
athletes from nine nations will
compete in the Australian Alpine
Ski Championships.
Athletes from Australia, France,
the USA, Luxemburg, Monaco, New
Zealand, the United Kingdom, the
Czech Republic and Slovakia will
compete in four days of alpine
ski racing.
National Alpine Committee
chairman of selectors Lachlan
Clark said that the Australian
Alpine Ski Championships were a
highlight in the ski-racing
calendar.
“Often Australians overlook
skiing as a sport at which we
excel, but we currently have a
couple of male athletes in the
top 50 skiers in the world,” he
said.
“For athletes, this years
national championships are
another step toward representing
Australia at the 2010 Vancouver
Winter Olympic Games.
“The Australian Champs are an
exciting race as it attracts
both Australian and
international athletes,” Clark
said. “The top ranked racers,
both male and female going into
the race are Australian,
followed by athletes from
France, the US and the Czech
Republic.
“The conditions are fantastic
with some of the best snow that
we have had in years.
The Australian Alpine Ski
Championships will run from
Tuesday 14 August to Friday 17
August. Giant slalom events will
be held the first two days of
competition and two days of
slalom events will be held on
Thursday and Friday.
Images from the race are
available.
Media contact: Sarah Lunney |
0402 278 371
Cross Country
Esther Bottomley and Paul Murray
have won the 2007 Australian Sprint
Championships held at Falls Creek.
The 1km freestyle events were part
of the 2007 FIS Australia - New
Zealand Continental Cup series.
The rain falling steadily throughout
the event made for unpleasant conditions
for competitors and spectators,
however the racing was exciting
with some close finishes in the
men's side of the field.
Bottomley won the women's time trial,
with KT Calder in second just 0.02
of a second ahead of junior Chloe
McConville in third. One second
separated 4th from 8th place. Aimee
Watson from 8th place managed to
join the fastest three qualifiers
in the A-Final. Bottomley lead right
from the start, while Calder was
slow off the blocks and dropped
back to third. Bottomley broke away
over the top of the course, with
McConville also dropping Calder.
Calder took back time in the second
half of the race, but it was wasn't
enough. The final placings Bottomley,
McConville, Calder, Watson. No women's
B-final was held due to reluctance
of athletes to hang around in the
rain getting cold.
Murray won the qualifying time trial
ahead of Ben Sim, with Nick Grimmer
and van der Ploeg brothers Mark
and Neil close behind. International
competitors Gaber Lah from Slovenia
and Ron Carmichael from Great Britain
were knocked out in the quarter
finals, together with 7th ranked
Chris Darlington who was knocked
out by 10th ranked Leon Spiller.
Former Kangaroo Hoppet winners Sim
and Ben Derrick were knocked out
in the semi-finals, leaving Mark
and Neil Van Der Ploeg, Murray,
and Spiller in the final. Murray
broke the field up over the top
of the course, but Neil Van Der
Ploeg closed back to within 5m with
300m to go. Unfortunately Neil Van
Der Ploeg slipped and fell on the
final corner into the finish straight,
giving Murray the win. Mark overtook
brother Neil to take second place,
but Neil was up quick enough to
hold onto third place ahead of Spiller.
Derrick won the B-Final in a photo-finish
over Sim.
In the U16 sprint events Phillip
Bellingham won the junior men's
final comfortably ahead of Robert
Jones and Alasdair Tutt, while Anna
Trnka won the junior women's final
ahead of Aislinn Kildea and Laura
Bull. The U12 boy's final was won
by Lachlan Porter.
Click here to view the complete
results.
Courtesy XC Files
Freestyle
Aerial Skiing Training Update
Summer training is off to a flying
start for the OWI Aerial Ski Team
who are currently based in Park
City, Utah. Guided by coaches Todd
Ossian and Ryan Snow, water ramping
is underway as the team continuously
progresses to bigger and more exciting
tricks.
As Jacqui Cooper builds her way
up to the triple kicker and masters
her legendary triple twisting triple
somersaults, she’s ready to dominate
at coming water ramping events in
Quebec and Switzerland.
Newly-married Lydia Lassila (Ierodiaconou)
has made a powerful return after
taking a year off to recover from
her knee reconstruction. Back with
the same drive and determination,
Lydia is impressing the crowd by
performing exceptional doubles with
her well-known flair.
Liz Gardner has also made a dynamic
start to the summer, striking each
jump with the goal of perfection.
David Morris is making great changes
and conquering new tricks, eager
to hit the triple kicker before
the winter season begins. Also recovering
from a knee reconstruction is Denita
Mudge, thrilled to be back in training
and determined to pick up where
she left off.
The summer promises great things
to come as the team prepares for
a fruitful competition season. Along
with the training, it never hurts
to have a close group of encouraging
coaches and team members, a perfect
gym, and fantastic weather for basking
in the sun. (Story thanks to Denita
Mudge).
Courtesy OWI/Sportcom
Upcoming Freestyle Events
Freestyle Results
Snowboard
Minor Injuries Sideline OWI Halfpipe
Duo
Holly Crawford and Hannah Trigger,
the two members of the OWI halfpipe
team, are both temporarily out of
action through injury.
Neither injuries are as significant
as first thought , however, and
both athletes are likely to be ready
to resume competition when the team
travels to New Zealand for the first
World Cup of the season in Cardrona
on September 1.
Crawford injured her right shoulder
in trampoline training - not the
one she had reconstructed some years
back - while Trigger's ankle sprain
was also incurred on the trampoline.
Crawford goes to the opening event
of the season as runner up in the
2007 World Cup, and will be looking
to get her year off to a great start.
Trigger will also be keen to have
a full year on the World Cup circuit,
after making her debut last season
with four events.
Courtesy OWI/ Sportcom
Snowboard TID
Two Snowboard Talent Identification
camps have recently been completed
with the third, a halfpipe camp,
scheduled for September. The first
two camps, boardercross at Mt Hotham
and a PGS at Mt Buller were held
last week with 25 athletes attending
each. Athletes in attendance ranged
from 13 to 24 years old and covered
a varying range of abilities. From
all reports the camps have been
a great success with some of the
best coaching being made available
and great terrain provided by the
resorts.
From each of these camps it is hoped
to select eight athletes to attend
a 6 week intense training camp during
the northern hemisphere winter.
Further announcements regarding
the camp and athletes selected to
join the Snowboard Sub-development
team will be made shortly.
Thanks to all the coaches who made
the time to participate in these
camps and to the resorts Mt Buller
and Mt Hotham who provided terrain
for training and assisted with the
logistics of the camps.
AIS Mirco Tech Pipe Challenge
Perisher recently hosted a unique
snowboard event organized by the
Australian Institute of Sport in
conjunction with Catapult Innovations,
Griffith University’s School of
Engineering and the Olympic Winter
Institute. The halfpipe event which
invited some of Australia’s top
riders to compete was used to test
new micro-technology designed to
assist the judging process.
To view further information about
the technology and the event, follow
the links below.
http://www.abc.net.au/southeastnsw/stories/s1994861.htm?backyard
http://www.ski.com.au/scripts/admin/news/vnews.pl?ad=-101352-&year=2007
http://www.electronicsnews.com.au/articles/First-hi-tech-snowboard-competition_z63608.htm
Courtesy Jason Harding
Upcoming Snowboard Events
Snowboard Results
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