Athlete News April 7, 2017

Posted on 04/07/2017 by sswscadmin in

Nordic Combined

The U16/U18 Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined teams capped off the 2016/17 winter season in a big way by taking a trip to Whistler, BC for Canadian National Championships! Our athletes traveled to the site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to compete on the iconic jumps and trails. It was a special opportunity also because our athletes got to tee off against many members of the U.S. and Canadian National teams! This includes a number of World Cup and Continental Cup jumpers.

We had opportunities for 3 days of training beforehand, but we battled the weather for the first two. Regardless, we still had ample training and were ready and stoked for the competitions on the weekend. Everyone pulled out some great jumps for the final comp of the year!

After the competitions and the season were over, our team stuck around Whistler for a fun day of skiing at the infamous Whistler Blackcomb Resort! The athletes had a blast in the spring sunshine. It was a perfect way to end a long and awesome season for these young athletes.
Congratulations to all of our J/NC athletes on their achievements this season! See you this summer!!

Here are some result highlights:

HS106 Men’s Open:
6th Decker Dean
13th - Brenden Andrews
15th - Elijah Vargas

HS106 Women’s Open:
6th - Annika Belshaw

HS106 Junior:
2nd - Niklas Malacinski
4th - Bennett Gamber

Women’s Nordic Combined 5K
2nd - Annika Belshaw

Men’s Nordic Combined 10K
6th - Elijah Vargas
9th - Brenden Andrews
10th - Bennett Gamber