NSW Snowsports Enews 21 - 20th March 2012

In this Issue

• NSW Snowsports Annual General Meeting
• NSW Snowsports New Website
• NSW Alpine News
• NSW Biathlon News
• NSW Cross Country New

NSW Snowsports Annual General Meeting

The NSW Snowsports 2012 Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 22^nd March 2012. The NSW Snowsports AGM will be held in the Pacific Room, Sports House, 6B Figtree Rd, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay or Teleconference in Jindabyne (1 Mitchell Circuit), commencing at 7.00 pm.

Please click here to download the 2012 AGM Agenda

Please click here to download the Current Board and Nominations

NSW Snowsports New Website

NSW Snowsports has launched a new website! Check it out at www.nswsnowsports.com.au.

NSW Alpine News

NSW Alpine Pre-Season Fitness Camps and Weekly Training

Details of our NSW Alpine pre season fitness training and testing schedule will be available shortly.

This will include a two and a half day residential fitness/dryland camp to be held at the Sport and Rec, Sydney Institute of Sport Facility at Narrabeen in Sydney from 20th-22nd April. There will be a program for both children and FIS athletes. The camp will be open to all registered alpine racers. Further details to follow, but please note the dates in your diary.

We are also currently organising weekly training sessions for Term 2 as per last season. Sunday's mornings in North Sydney and one morning a week in Jindabyne at High Country Fitness. Further details and registration information to follow in the next couple of weeks

NSW Biathlon News

Three members of NSW Snowsports recently represented Australia at the Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland. NSWXC and NSW Biathlon athletes Daniel Walker, Damon Morton and Lucy Glanville along with NSW coaches Nick Almoukov and Cameron Morton were the largest group of NSW athletes to ever represent Australia at a Junior Biathlon World Championships.

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2012 Biathlon World Championships

Two member s of NSW Snowsports recently represented Australia at the 2012 Biathlon World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany. Together with the Winter Olympic Games, the World Championships are the highest level competition for Biathlon each year. 

NSWXC and NSW Biathlon members, Alex Almoukov and Lucy Glanville represented Australia and gained valuable Olympic qualification points, as in Biathlon the World Championships are the pathway to Olympic qualification. For Lucy this was her first World Championships and she was the youngest competitor, while for Alex it was his 3rd World Championships. Competing at this World Championships started the process for Alex to gain his 2nd Olympic qualification, after representing Australia in Vancouver in 2010.

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NSW Cross Country News

Australian Rollerski Championships - 14th to 15th of April

Ski and Snowboard Australia are running three rollerski events on Saturday and Sunday 14th and 15th of April.

These events are suitable to people of all ages who can XC Ski and have access to rollerskis.

There are 3 events:

- 1.2km Uphill Classic Time Trial
- Freestyle Sprint
- Freestyle Criterium

A BBQ will be held after the events, with all proceeds going toward the Amelia McGuinness Foundation.

Entry fee: $10 for all participants.

Please email finn.marsland@gmail.com to let him know your attendance before Tuesday April 10th.

Click here to download the flyer for more information

NSWXC Athlete Competes at Junior World

Congratulations to NSWXC Team member Hamish Roberts for his selection to the Australian Junior Cross County World Championship Team. Hamish travelled to Erzurum in Turkey for this event and this is the first time the World Junior Championships have taken place in Turkey. The growing winter resort of Erzurum presented excellent snow conditions, well-prepared courses in venues that had been built for the Winter Universiade 2011 and beautiful weather, with blue skies and sunshine.

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