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Edition
91| 07 DECEMBER 2007
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Welcome to the 91st edition of the
Ski & Snowboard Australia E-News
With most Australian athletes making
final preparations prior to departing
overseas, we have already seen a
good start for our National Alpine
athletes with Craig Branch achieving
a personal best World Cup Downhill
result of 33rd and teammate Jono
Brauer achieving a promising 27th
in the combined at Beaver Creek,
Colorado. We will also see in the
coming weeks, our Freestyle World
Cup champions Dale Begg Smith and
Jacqui Cooper compete in their first
World Cup events of the season at
Tignes, France and Lianhua Mountain,
China respectively. To stay up to
date with all the results make sure
you visit the SSA website.
This edition of the SSA E-News will
provide you with all the latest
event results and discipline updates
as well as provide current information
on athlete requirements for travelling
internationally to compete.
Please note that the Ski and Snowboard
Australia office will be unattended
from Monday 24th December
and reopen Wednesday 2nd January,
2008. We will be monitoring
email and phone messages during
this period for any urgent enquiries.
Please make sure that all your International
Competition License applications,
race entry requests and other registrations
are submitted no later than Friday
14th December to allow time for
the applications to be processed
before the office closes.
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International Competition License
and Competition Insurance
Athletes that will be competing
in FIS sanctioned races while overseas
are required to have insurance that
covers them for competition. Ski
& Snowboard Australia has finalized
a new competition insurance policy
for athletes that cover both competition
and travel. To view the complete
policy wording and application form
please
Click here.
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Alpine
Branch posts downhill career
best in return to crash site
event since coming back from a major
knee injury, Craig Branch has skied
to the best downhill result of his
career, finishing in 33rd place
in the Beaver Creek World Cup in
Colorado.
Competing on a Birds of Prey course
shortened by bad weather, Branch
was just 1.66 seconds off the race-winning
pace of former World Cup downhill
champion Michael Walchhofer of Austria.
The 30-year-old Thredbo skier completed
the 2.2km journey in a time of one
minute 15.4 seconds.
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Brauer 27th in super combined
Jono Brauer has finished in 27th
place in the super combined in Beaver
Creek,
Brauer skied to 18th place in the
downhill, in a time of one minute
15.48 seconds, 1.98 seconds slower
than the fastest man down the hill,
Didier Cuche of Switzerland.
The 26-year-old Thredbo skier slipped
back in the single run slalom leg,
posting the 28th fastest time for
a total time of 2 minutes 3.7 seconds
The race was won by Swiss skier
Daniel Albrecht, the first World
Cup victory of his career, in a
time of two minutes and 26 seconds.
Jean-Baptiste Grange of France was
second, with Czech skier Ondrej
Bank in third place.
US star Bode Miller was fourth.
2007-08 Alpine Race Entry
Protocol
Please note that the race entry
rules for the 2007-08 season has
changed from previous years. You
can view the updated entry protocol
here: [link to updated entry protocol]
If you wish to compete in Alpine
FIS races during the northern Hemisphere
winter you must have the following
membership and registrations:
- SSA Member
- SSA Alpine Registered Competitor
- FIS Registered (Alpine)
- International Competition
License with current competition
insurance
During the 2007-08 season, Australia
has an entry quota limit of six
(6) males and five (5) females for
each FIS Alpine Race. Quotas for
CoC events are different per gender.
Should a situation arise where more
racers wish to enter a FIS race
than quota positions available,
please see the SSA NAC FIS Quota
Allocation Policy on the SSA website.
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Cross Country
Weekend Racing Wrap-Up
Goms Swiss Cup, December 1-2
The Australian Continental Cup Team
had their first hit-out of the season
in the Swiss Cup in the Goms on
the weekend. KT Calder had the best
results of the four athletes competing,
finishing 5th in the 5km Classic
and 6th in the 10km Freestyle mass
start. Both women's races were won
by an "unknown" Russian with no
FIS points, however a familiar Russian
name was back in the field - Olympic
gold medal winner Julia Tchepalova
finished 9th in the 5km and 3rd
in the 10km. KT Calder sent in this
report on behalf on the team:
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2007 Ski & Snowboard Australia School
Awards
Ski & Snowboard Australia are pleased
to announce the following winners
of the 2007 Ski & Snowboard Australia
School Awards
School Snowsports Club of the
Year
Southern School – Bright P-12
Northern School – Presbyterian Ladies
College
Overall National winner – Presbyterian
Ladies College
School Club Outstanding Achievement
of the Year
Newport Public School
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