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- February 4, 2012 | Field, Ramsden Repeat Gold Medal Performances
Day 2 Apex Miele Super-GDay 2 Apex Miele Super-G
Miele Apex Gunbarrell SG - Super-G, Ladies - COMPLETE OFFICIAL RESULTS
APEX MOUNTAIN RESORT
2/3/2012
1 13 FIELD Charley - 1st J1 1995 1:24.14
2 58 VANDER VEEN Rachel - 2nd J1 1996 1:24.91
3 10 LEROUX Sofi 1994 1:25.27
4 21 MCINTYRE Jenna - 3rd J1 1995 1:25.32
5 5 DARLINGTON Kailee 1994 1:25.86
6 41 GARTNER Stephanie 1996 1:25.89
7 16 SWETTE Rae 1995 1:26.15
8 11 KING Emma 1995 1:26.38
9 7 MILES Thea 1994 1:27.29
10 55 STEEVES Kelly 1996 1:28.00
10 12 MELINCHUK Hannah 1996 1:28.00
12 45 BRATTON Cassandra 1996 1:28.73
13 17 PETIT Alix 1994 1:28.91
14 25 BERENDT Mckenzie 1995 1:28.97
15 20 KOLBJORNSRUD Anna 1995 1:29.01
Miele Apex Gunbarrel - Super-G, Men - COMPLETE OFFICIAL RESULTS
Apex Mountain Resort
2/3/2012
1 8 RAMSDEN Blake - 1st J1 1995 1:19.43
2 11 MCKILLOP Curtis 1993 1:19.53
3 3 PRIDY Conrad 1988 1:19.79
4 14 NACIUK Anthony 1994 1:20.01
5 2 SEGER Brodie - 2nd J1 1995 1:20.51
6 15 HAWKINS Devon - 3rd J1 1995 1:20.60
7 10 HAEHLEN Jonas 1993 1:20.74
8 12 LAW David 1993 1:20.79
9 5 NOGES Carl 1991 1:21.08
10 7 GREIG Rob 1994 1:21.38
11 18 KWONG Daniel 1993 1:21.43
12 13 MCCARTHY Trent 1995 1:21.45
13 21 RONSKY Russell 1995 1:21.88
14 16 BETHUNE Ben 1995 1:22.74
15 6 FOWLER Kristoff 1993 1:22.91Posted by: Kathy Stahr
on 2/3/2012
Posted by: Leighton on February 4, 2012
- February 3, 2012 | Marielle Thompson, of Whistler WINS her first Audi World Cup Ski Cross
Canada owns the podium at Blue MountainCanada owns the podium at Blue Mountain
Read full article from Alpine Canada
BLUE MOUNTAIN, ONT. (Feb. 3, 2012) – Canada put on a show on home snow Friday, owning the podium with two gold medals and a silver at the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup races in Blue Mountain, Ont.
Marielle Thompson, of Whistler, B.C. and the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, dominated the ladies’ race from start to finish to claim her first career World Cup victory at the age of 19. Brady Leman, of Calgary, Alta., and teammate Chris Del Bosco, of Montreal, Que., then finished first and second, respectively, in the men’s race to the delight of the thousands of fans who gathered in the finish area at the ski resort near Collingwood, Ont.
Thompson was already enjoying a breakthrough season – after claiming the first two World Cup podiums of her career – so a victory in the only Canadian stop on the tour left her beaming from ear to ear.
“It feels pretty awesome,” Thompson said. “Coming over that last jump and hearing those cheers was pretty amazing.”
Thompson won both her quarter- and semifinal before going virtually tape to tape in the final. She admitted afterwards that her experience last weekend at X Games – when she was leading in the final but went out on a tight turn – wasn’t far from her mind.
“I did think about it a bit,” Thompson said. “I was like, ‘Hey Marielle, you’ve got to stay strong. You’re not letting this one go.’
“I heard the crowd going over the last jump. It was amazing. I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m going to win.’ I was so excited.”
Austria’s Katrin Ofner was second and Katrin Mueller, of Switzerland, was third. Thompson is now second in the overall ski cross World Cup rankings with 319 points, behind Switzerland’s Sanna Luedi (389), who is currently injured and did not race in Blue Mountain.
“We couldn’t ask for more,” said Eric Archer, head coach of Canada’s ski cross team. “Marielle has been learning all year. Her confidence is building at every stop. She took advantage of fast skis and a good start and it was good to get that first victory.”
Feb. 3 - Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup – Blue Mountain, Ont. – Men’s ski cross COMPLETE RESULTS
Feb. 3 - Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup – Blue Mountain, Ont. – Women’s ski cross
COMPLETE RESULTS
WATCH THE RACE: The finals will be broadcast on Sportsnet on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 1:30 p.m. ET in Ontario (times vary by region). For a complete TV schedule, go to www.alpinecanada.org/tv . You can also watch the race at http://fisplayer.infrontams.tv/freestyle/?id=34 .
For more details about the Blue Mountain Audi FIS World Cup, presented by Rockstar, visit the event website at www.bluemountainworldcup.caPosted by: nloring on February 3, 2012
- February 3, 2012 | BC Alpine Interviews Ramsden & Field
Super-G Champs at Apex Miele CupSuper-G Champs at Apex Miele Cup
Click on the following link: http://bcalpine.com/news/article/?2319 for the interview.
For full results go to: http://www.fis-ski.com/
Apex Miele Cup SG
Miele Cup Gunbarrel - Super-G, Ladies
APEX MOUNTAIN RESORT
2/2/2012
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS - LIVE TIMING
1 7 FIELD Charley 1st J1 1995 1:22.13
2 2 KING Emma 2nd J1 1995 1:23.12
3 5 LEROUX Sofi 1994 1:23.38
4 13 MCCARTHY Jocelyn 3rd J1 1996 1:24.05
5 20 MCINTYRE Jenna 1995 1:25.22
6 10 VAN SOEST Francesca 1995 1:25.76
7 37 VANDER VEEN Rachel 1996 1:25.93
8 58 STEEVES Kelly 1996 1:26.38
9 19 KOLBJORNSRUD Anna 1995 1:26.43
10 18 POMERANTZ Celeste 1995 1:27.07
11 57 IRWIN Jennifer 1996 1:27.48
12 14 MELINCHUK Hannah 1996 1:27.84
13 22 SPEARIN Cassandra 1993 1:28.05
14 46 UNTERBERGER Emily 1996 1:29.63
15 44 GUNN Breeanna 1995 1:30.43
Miele Gunbarrel Apex - Super-G, Men
Apex Mountain Resort
2/2/2012
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FROM LIVE TIMING
1 3 RAMSDEN Blake 1st J1 1995 1:18.28
2 18 KWONG Daniel 1993 1:19.57
3 10 LAW David 1993 1:20.01
4 2 GREIG Rob 1994 1:20.05
5 11 NACIUK Anthony 1994 1:20.14
6 4 HAEHLEN Jonas 1993 1:20.43
7 7 SEGER Brodie 2nd J1 1995 1:20.53
8 16 BETHUNE Ben 3rd J1 1995 1:20.59
9 8 MCNAIR Daniel 1995 1:20.87
10 1 MCKILLOP Curtis 1993 1:20.88
11 13 HAWKINS Devon 1995 1:21.29
12 5 RENZONI Charlie 1995 1:21.93
13 63 WALTON William 1996 1:22.53
14 22 CARRY Patrick 1995 1:22.64
15 28 THIES Rory 1995 1:22.86Posted by: Leighton on February 3, 2012
- February 2, 2012 | Mens Day
A great success - thank you to allA great success - thank you to all
Good times had by all was the consensus from the skiers at this years Men’s Day
that Jeff Hume organized. We were lucky to have Jeff Hume, Ryan Oughtred, Jordan Williams, Drew Hetherington, Nigel Loring and Jamie Finlayson coaching the 23 skiers and we were all able to pick up a few tricks of the trade so to speak. We even learned that the Harmony Bowl is a “Micro-Zone”…thanks weatherman Hetherington.
After our day on the slopes Jeff had organized a great afternoon back at the club. With a hunger and a thirst we were served cold Whistler Brew and warm pulled pork sandwiches…they were delicious.
The day would not be complete without spending a bit more money for a good cause. We would like to thank Mike and Lisa Hudson for generously donating two tickets to a Canucks vs. Leafs game in their private box. The lucky buyer was Spencer Hoopes and we are sure that he will thoroughly enjoy this experience. We would also like to thank the folks at Retallack for donating a cat skiing trip for 2 that was won by Pat Olekshy…Pat we are sure that you will find some lucky skier to take on this adventure.
Jeff has a mission to double the amount of skiers for next year so make sure you plug it in to your calendar.
Finally a “BIG” thank you goes out to Lynne Hume, Bunny Hume, Christiane Loring, Carolyn Parry, Libby Parry, Amanda Shaw, Barb Mathews and Anastasia Skryabina. The food that you created was delicious.
Thanks again Jeff…a job well done.Posted by: Leighton on February 2, 2012
- February 2, 2012 | Candy Cup in Apex
WMSC FIS Team light it up with some fun SlalomWMSC FIS Team light it up with some fun Slalom
The FIS team has been having some great training at the Apex speed camp the last few days. There has been improvements by all and we are exited to start racing on Thursday. In the spirt of racing and having some fun, WSMC, FAST, and BCST joined up for a candy cup Sl race on Tuesday night, where athletes raced for prizes of treats instead of medals.
The event was a vary big hit for coaches and athletes alike. Jordan Williams was the technical delicate of the event, making sure the bib toss, team formations, and race went of fairly. They raced for candy and everyone attacked the course. Two runs combined time decided the winner for men and women. Sofi Leroux took first place for the women, fallowed by Celeste Pomeranz in second, and Rae Swette in third.
The mens race was taken by Austin Llewellyn, in second place was Blake Ramsden, and in third place for a Snickers bar was Daniel Kwong. The WMSC also added a team aspect to the event, the winning team was Austin Llewellyn, Sam Kirshenblatt, Hannah Kapur, and Kyle Yates. They were grouped in teams of 4 and times were combined for an overall total, which is still being calculated by the officials.
The event was done in a collage style formate with every athlete expected to finish, so we saw a fair amount of hiking. Anyone who missed a gate or did not finish had a large time penalty added on top of their time. It was a great way to finish off the speed camp and we are looking forward to racing the next few days.
Submitted by Kayla Benbow -WMSC FIS Coach
Posted by: nloring on February 2, 2012
- February 1, 2012 | WMSC Robert Lepine competing
At Blue Mountain Ontario Ski Cross World CupAt Blue Mountain Ontario Ski Cross World Cup
Three BC athletes are currently competing as invitees to the National Ski Cross Team at the FIS World Cup event in Blue Mountain, Ontario due to their inspiring results in Copper Mountain on the 21st and 22nd of January. As they are playing host nation to the event, the National Ski Cross Team was able to invite three additional racers to compete for Canada. Those extra quota spots were filled based on Canadian top results from the Copper Mountain races and each day the same three names from BC showed up at the top of the list.
Ian Deans of the Big White Racers easily turned heads after he finished bothdays of competition at Copper Mountain in first place. When asked about Ian, Big White Racers Program Director Trevor Haaheim said “He is an incredible athlete, role model and overall great guy! I wish him all the best and the Big White Racers are very proud of everything he has done so far in Ski Cross. We believe he has what it takes to be the next international superstar from Big White!”
Mathieu Leduc from the Mt Washington Ski Club finished in second place on day one and fifth overall on day two. A hip injury in Aspen last year cut Mathieu’s Alpine FIS season short, but he decided to focus on Ski Cross this season and has been training in the sport since June. If having top ten finishes in every one of the five races he’s entered hasn’t yet proved that he will be a contender, then being the second positioned Canadian in both races at Copper definitely should and is especially telling of things to come for this athlete! Both he and his family are ecstatic about the invitation and his first World Cup appearance.
Robert Lepine from the Whistler Mountain Ski Club held on close as the third place Canadian on each day of racing at Copper. Coach Drew Hetherington told us that “Robert is extremely excited to have another chance to show what he’s got at a World Cup Race and to prove to himself that he can qualify. Last year Robbie placed 36th overall, just out of the qualifying range, but this year he’s not as nervous about the opportunity as it’s no longer his World Cup debut. He is very happy at the opportunity to represent his province and his country at a World Cup, especially a World Cup held here in Canada!”
For more information about the FIS World Cup in Blue Mountain please visit: http://www.bluemountainworldcup.ca/Posted by: Leighton on February 1, 2012
Member Profile
Jeff Hume: Board Member and
Mens Day 2012 Chairperson
Jeff arrived from Smithers and joined the WMSC in 1993 at the age of 14. He moved up to the BC Team at age 16 and the National Development Team at 17, spending nine years with the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. Many great memories and lasting friendships were forged through racing, with the highlight being a 6th place finish at Chamonix, France in 2005.
Mom, Lynne, was GM at the club for 10 years and Whistler Cup administrator for 13. His Dad, Rick, was Alpine Chair and Chief of Course for many years including COC for the women’s speed events at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Scott, his brother, also raced on the BC and National Teams before heading down to UNR on an NCAA Ski Scholarship.
The ski club has been a big part of his family’s life. He is looking forward to giving back to the ski racing community – starting with sitting on the Board of Directors of the WMSC. The international and local relationships he developed are a big part of his real estate business; they respect his drive and work ethic and come to him for advice when buying or selling homes in Whistler. Recently married, Jeff and his new wife Kim are thoroughly enjoying the Whistler Lifestyle.
