GB races Pontypool

This weekend saw the conclusion of the 2015 outdoor GB race series, with three races taking place at Pontypool, Wales.  Club members taking part were Charlie Deem and Ellie Jackson.

The slope is in a lovely setting, surrounded by park land.  A very steep slope with the remnants of a huge tree at the bottom/in the middle of the slope .... obviously well padded to ensure the safety of skiers.

The weather was, in the main, warm and sunny, resulting in a number of rather "healthy looking" faces on both days!!!!! Extremely well run events, three races were held : GB race 4 - slalom.  GB race 5 - GS.  GB race 6 - slalom.

Well done to both skiers who delivered some amazing runs on very challenging courses.  Results as follows:-

Charlie - 3rd GB5
Ellie - 3rd GB4; 2nd GB5 and 1st GB6

Final Race of the Stoke Fun race series

The final race of the 2015 summer series, took place on Saturday in dry and sunny weather.  Telford was represented by:-

Lewis Parton, Finlay Broomhall, Shayne Dawson Dymond, Adam Simcox, Sophie Broomhall, Tuesday Rushworth, Charlie Deem, Jack Simcox, Sonny Rushworth, Josh Law and Ed Guy.

A fantastic day was had by all skiers and parents, with some improved times on the day and exciting head to heads. Podiums for, Lewis (1^st U8 men), Sophie (3^rd U10 ladies), Charlie (1^st U10 men), Josh (1^st U12 men), Ed (3^rd U14 men).

Team dual slaloms followed, (with Sonny being in the winning team), whilst the overall series points were determined.  These are based on results from all four races, in both the individual and head to head races.  There were some close calls for this series, resulting in Charlie and Ed racing their nearest opponents in deciding races to determine the overall rankings for their age categories.  Overall series winners were as follows:-

Lewis 1^st U8 men; Sophie 3^rd U10 ladies; Charlie 1^st U10 men;Josh 1^st U12 men; Ed 2^nd U14 men;

Christian 3^rd U19 men.

 

Well done to all our skiers who have taken part in the series and delivered some fantastic skiing and results.  These really are a great introduction to ski racing.  As soon as 2016 dates are announced, we will post on the notice board and email to everyone.  Meanwhile, if you would like any more information regarding these races or any other opportunities, please speak to one of your committee members.

 

A selection of photos from the day are below.  Thanks to Sue, Colin and Wendy for contributing to the information and  providing the photos. 

 

Kind regards

Helen

 

 

July 2015 Timings

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Pendle ski racing

Pendle Club National (CN) took place on Saturday with Ellie Jackson and Will Evans taking part.  Pendle is a beautiful rural setting with unusual green matting to blend in with the surroundings.  Known for its variable weather conditions, due to its location, we were blessed with mainly sun on Saturday, with increasing wind speeds in the afternoon…..Only one gazebo was seen to be airborne on this occasion.... with a number of parents attached to each side, trying to secure safely back to the ground!!!!!

Well done to Will, taking part in his first outdoor CN, completing some great runs in the highly competitive U18 males.  Congratulations to Ellie, who was first U14 girl.

Having been selected for the CESA regional teams last month, Sunday saw Will, Ellie and Josh Law taking part in the Inter Regional Championships.  A first for all three skiers, it was great to see everyone having so much fun in the team events, with exceptional volumes of cheering for team mates and friends.  Kind regards Helen

 

 

Weekend of races at Gloucester

Gloucester ski slope hosted the second and third outdoor GBR events on Saturday, followed by Midland Club National on Sunday.  Supported from the sidelines by Christian, Telford members taking part were:-

Lewis Parton
Charlie Deem
Elinor Drummond
Ellie Jackson
Ed Guy
Isabel Drummond

Saturday’s courses were as expected, extremely challenging.  All our skiers produced some excellent runs, in highly competitive age groups, battling with persistent rain showers throughout the day.  Lewis improved his second run time on Saturday by an amazing margin, moving into 4^th place.  The U12 male races were so closely contested, that Charlie narrowly missed out on a podium on both days. Unfortunately GBR 3, was abandoned, so no results are available.  Podiums for Ellie  – 3^rd Saturday and 2^nd Sunday.  Full results can be found at www.britski.org
 

Thanks to Sue for action shots from Saturday. Helen
 

 

Racing weekend at Stoke and Glasgow

 

This weekend saw many of our skiers participating in races at Stoke and Glasgow.

The third event of the Stoke fun race series took place on Saturday, resulting in excellent results for many of our skiers in the individual races and head to heads. The following Telford skiers took part,  resulting in podiums for Lewis (1st), Charlie (1st), Josh (1st) and Ed (3rd).

Lewis Parton, Finlay Broomhall,Shayne Dawson-Dymond, Sophie Broomhall, Charlie Deem, Ben Wakefield, Josh Law, Andrew Webb, Matthew Williams, Ed Guy and Christian Stevenson.  Stoke photos provided courtesy of Sue.

     

Glasgow hosted the third GBR race of the indoor series on Saturday, followed by the Scottish indoor Championships on Sunday.  Each event was exceptionally well attended, with over 200 skiers on Sunday, from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England taking part... announced as the highest numbers in the history of the event.  Ellie Jackson skied well on both days, in tough competition and interesting snow conditions, achieving 3rd at each event, in the U14 girls category. 

Well done to all our skiers. Helen

June 2015 Timings

Well done to all athletes

SW