British Ski Academy Blog

2017: Updates from coaches and housemums: largely seasonal but other occasional news will be included.

US Coach Rob Worrell joins BSA coaching staff for 2017/18

We are delighted to welcome Rob Worrell to the 2017/2018 coaching staff. Rob joins us on a year's sabbatical from the prestigious Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV).
USSA Alpine coach of the year 2016, Rob was formerly Steamboat Springs Head Coach and US Ski Team Regional Coach before joining SSCV. Rob had the fortune of an SSCV partnership with Ski Gymnasium Stams where he spent over 3 months training in their system, as well as studying the Norwegian system on a fact finding mission in 2014.
Rob is motivated to continue to push GBR athletes to higher levels and to see each athlete reach their full ski racing potential. He says his greatest satisfaction as a coach is seeing maximum progress, and athletes who put their chin in the fall line!
Many thanks to SSCV for the loan of their Mens Alpine Director and U16 Head Coach. And thanks as ever to our sponsors, Artemis Investment Management, whose support continues to bolster the scope and quality of the British Ski Academy programme.


GBR Series 2017 - BSA Race Support



Race support is available for all the events in the series.  Through the summer a rotating staff includes Brad, Alain, Laurie and others with Malcolm generally in attendance as we are this year’s sponsors.  Race support can be booked through our ( effortless) online system at   EVENT/GBR Series.  Numbers are restricted to a dozen trainees per race.

Primary MapMakers at work - 07 March


Artemis Mini Challenge Results

Artemis Mini Challenge 2017
Place
Bib
Name
Run 1
Run2
Run3
Total
(BEST 2)







U10 Girls






1
2
Tabitha Milkins
35.63
37.21
37.02
72.65
2
7
Annabelle Davey
41.09
41.55
42.05
82.64
3
4
Imogen Collier
44.94
44.73
44.66
89.39
4
9
Isabelle Sadler
47.21
47.3
45.97
93.18
5
5
Jenna Furse-Cope
54.23
54.39
55.21
108.62
6
8
Mary Maude
56.45
57.01
57.93
113.46
7
3
Annie Reeve
59.21
58.72
62.17
117.93

1
Martha Bond
DNS
DNS
DNS
0

6
Amelia Dempster
DNS
DNS
DNS
0














U10 Boys
Bib
Name
Run 1
Run2
Run3
Total
(BEST 2)
1
14
Freddie Carrick-Smith
33.9
34.06
33.62
67.52
2
15
Oli Laughland
36.05
DSQ
35.62
71.67
3
18
Hamish Blythe
37.95
37.43
37.18
74.61
4
11
Zac Carrick-Smith
34.75
DNF
45.58
80.33
5
22
Ryan Faber
40.81
44.74
42.71
83.52
6
21
Owen Young
43.73
43.53
43.34
86.87
7
12
Noah Bush
48.47
48.12
58.85
96.59
8
20
Thomas Chastney
50.33
DNF
50.42
100.75
9
19
Harry Parker-McLain
DNF
58.4
44.01
102.41
10
13
Brooks Stevens
52.94
53.29
51.98
104.92

10
Luca Anderson
DNS
DNS
DNS
0

16
Iain Menzies
DNS
DNS
DNS
0







U12 Girls
Bib
Name
Run 1
Run2
Run3
Total
(BEST 2)
1
35
Sophie Stocker
34.78
34.73
33.98
68.71
2
44
Anna Kamaly-Asl
36.04
DNF
35.7
71.74
3
37
Maisie Blythe
38.74
37.2
36.57
73.77
4
38
Petra Tweedy
37.45
37.61
37.88
75.06
5
34
Atlanta Davenport
37.73
37.61
39.03
75.34
6
32
Juliet Martin
39.46
38.54
38.43
76.97
7
39
Katie Hart
39.07
39.36
39.57
78.53
8
45
Grace Bennett
40.23
39.58
39.98
79.56
9
30
Isabella Tomkinson
41.77
41.89
41.89
83.66
10
40
Joanna McKee
43.11
43.2
43.96
86.31
11
49
Kerry  Munro
43.1
44.44
43.69
86.79
12
41
Saskia Kemkers
43.83
43.73
43.26
86.99
13
46
Alicia Langley
45.14
44.36
43.33
87.69
14
33
Claudia Stevens
44.83
45.3
45.6
90.13
15
42
Helena Utermann
47.32
DNF
49.58
96.9
16
43
Morgana McDougall
51.71
51.13
51.49
102.62
17
52
Zara Reeve
57.49
57.62
55.28
112.77

36
Madison Spence
DNS
DNS
DNS
0

47
Myrtle Probert
DNS
DNS
DNS
0

48
Sophie Anderson
DNS
DNS
DNS
0

50
Lucy Kier
DNS
DNS
DNS
0

51
Ella Lloyd
DNS
DNS
DNS
0







U12 Boys
Bib
Name
Run 1
Run2
Run3
Total
(BEST 2)
1
78
Luca Carrick-Smith
32.69
33.01
DNF
65.7
2
68
Rupert Guiness
34.27
34.74
34.12
68.39
3
75
Ruairidh Blythe
35.72
DSQ
35.29
71.01
4
69
Harry Duncan
35.29
36.62
DSQ
71.91
5
66
Fraser Baggaley
37.38
36.66
36.34
73
6
76
Jacob Bush
36.54
36.66
36.48
73.02
7
64
Tobias Kadrnka
37.36
37.5
36.56
73.92
8
71
Stanley Harvey
38.06
38.79
38.28
76.34
9
70
Angus Ross
38.32
38.64
DSQ
76.96
10
65
Angelo Aitken
39.77
44.46
38.58
78.35
11
60
Oscar Louth
40.73
42.72
39.79
80.52
12
72
Toby Bush
41.38
41.09
41.31
82.4
13
82
Tom Bosley
41.45
DSQ
41.31
82.76
14
62
Henry Williams
44.13
42.73
41.61
84.34
15
79
Oliver Sadler
41.37
DNF
42.99
84.36
16
80
Harry Chastney
DSQ
48.98
48.64
97.62
17
67
Henry Maude
DSQ
49.68
48.56
98.24
18
77
Louis Schomberg
48.64
49.69
DNF
98.33
19
61
Orlando Osmond
56.8
42.49
DSQ
99.31
20
84
Luca Webb
37.42
DSQ
DSQ
0

63
Hector Digby
DNS
DNS
DNS
0

73
Mack Dale-Jones
DNS
DNS
DNS
0

74
Todd Martin
DNS
DNS
DNS
0







We're Home!


We're Home!!  A whoop Kip:  Crevacol, 18 Jan.  Looking good!

Evolution Speed Races



Well done to all the BSA U16 Athletes for some amazing racing over the last few days at the Evolution Speed Races, in Reiteralm, Austria. Gaining podium positions for Daisi Daniels, Tom Hudson and Charles Rankin.


Website Release, Wednesday 19 October

www.britskiacad.org.uk will be reincarnated over the next couple of days,  update completion on Wednesday, with full season information and a new online booking system prepared for our regular BASS races, see below.  Meanwhile, allowing for a bug or two to be dealt with along the way, our contact info as usual:

BSA Admin, bsa@blueyonder.co.uk 0044 208 399 1181
Programme Director, Malcolm, britskiacad@hotmail.com 0044 7970 495533
Artemis Anglo Scottish Cup, 3/4/5 January 2017, Crevacol (ITA)

The Anglo Scottish will be held in Crevacol, a quiet spot close to the Grand Saint Bernard tunnel. There are lots of hotels from Aosta centre up to the ski hill. Visiting teams and families will need to arrange personal transport. With skiing up to 2400 metres it's a relief to have the run of snow-sure race pistes this early in the winter season.

Artemis British Interschool Ski Challenge, 20/21 March 2017, Pila (ITA)

The Interschools will take place in Pila. Visitors can lodge in resort or choose to stay in the valley and ride the gondola from Aosta centre. Since Pila will be hosting international races on 18/19 March, weekend gate training in resort will be limited. However, as an alternative we can offer full pre-Interschools gate training all weekend in the nearby resort of Crevacol. New visitors to the Aosta valley are in for a treat. Wonderful ski hills and great restaurants at affordable prices.

http://www.lovevda.it/en
http://www.pila.it/
http://www.crevacol.it/
http://www.pilaski.co.uk

British Ski Academy

Chile Clip


Conrad's movie of the Chile Summer Camp.
High altitude.

Chile, Summer update by Conrad


First week here in Chile is almost in the books with a well-earned day off starting in less than 12 hours! Quick recap of the first days on snow: Sun, Ice, Steeps, Rollers, Right rippin' skiing, some Tired legs, and Smiles too big to measure with a conventional slalom tape. Here is some proof, although the smiles part you'll just have to take our word on.

Coming up on the end of week 2 here in Chile, and despite the name things are really heating up! Temperatures AND skiing. Over the last few days the athletes were subjected to some high speed SG, a lot more sun, stunning views, and a couple of very early season races to top it all off. Morale is higher than the 3000+ meter altitude we're training at, and the crew is ready for more!

After what has probably been a lifetime of looking for love in all the wrong places, Terry Fox the Chilean street dog took a chance on us and finally found what he's been looking for all these years â€” with Yasmin, Boxie and Oscar.


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