GEPA photographs; Athlete: Amelia Sensible
Calgary, Alta. (January 4, 2023) – The FIS Alpine Snowboarding World Cup kicked off the brand new 12 months with slalom races in Zagreb, Croatia for the ladies and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany for the boys. Amelia Sensible (Invermere, BC) was the day’s high Canadian delivering a profession finest lead to slalom. Erik Learn (Canmore, AB) paced the boys with a 14th place end.
With the solar setting, and the lights on in Zagreb, Sensible raced to a profession finest eighth place end within the slalom and her third high 16 consequence this World Cup season.
“Actually pleased with my race,” mentioned a happy Sensible. “I skied the best way I wish to ski at the moment, particularly in my second run so I be ok with that. Our group is snowboarding actually quick proper now, and I feel tomorrow will probably be an excellent race for us.”
Laurence St-Germain (St. Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC) had the quickest second run of the day, placing her within the chief’s chair for a couple of racers, earlier than settling for 14th. Ali Nullmeyer (Toronto, ON) had the fifth quickest first run however missed a gate on her second run.
On a difficult course beneath the lights in Garmisch, Learn was the highest Canadian together with his second high 15 end this World Cup season and his finest consequence ever in Garmisch. Jordan Asher (North Vancouver, BC) and Liam Wallace (Calgary, AB) additionally competed at the moment and missed advancing to the second run.
Subsequent Race
Ladies tech skiers race one other slalom tomorrow, January fifth, in Zagreb, Croatia.
Males tech skiers head to Adelboden, Switzerland for races January seventh and eighth.
Ladies velocity are in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, January 7-8.
Males velocity return to racing in Wengen, Switzerland, January 13-15
Para-alpine racers have a break from competitors returning to motion on the FIS Para Alpine Ski World Championships 2023 at Espot and La Molina, Spain, January 18th to thirtieth.
Ski cross has a break from World Cup racing till January twentieth at Idre Fjäll, Sweden.
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