NSW Snowsports Enews 58 - 29th January 2014In this Issue:
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The Olympic Team welcomes another 3 NSW Snowsports Athletes!Biathletes Alex Almoukov and Lucy Glanville were announced as part of the 2014 Australian Winter Olympic Team on the weekend. Both athletes had an agonising wait to see if higher-placed nations would forego their athlete allocations, and they did. This is Alex's second Olympic Games, while Lucy, a Winter Youth Olympican, becomes the third Australian female biathlete to compete at the Olympics since 1998. Lavinia Chrystal selection to the 2014 Australian Winter Team has now been confirmed. Lavinia will be competing in Slalom and Giant Slalom. Congratulations to Alex, Lucy and Lavinia. The team has now been finalised, with a record of 60 athletes selected to represent Australia in Russia. This is also the first time in Australia's histroy that the Team has more women than men - with 31 female athletes and 29 male athletes. NSW Snowsports athletes nominated are as follows: Alex Almoukov - Biathlon - Men For more Olympic updates visit sochi2014.olympics.com.au Many of these athletes started their career in the NSW & ACT Interschools Championships. Click here to read their Interschools to Olympics profiles! NSW Snowsports wish all the athletes the best of luck during the Olympic Games. We look forward to watching them compete on Channel Ten. |
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Save the Date - How to watch the Winter OlympicsDon't miss any of the 2014 Sochi Olympics Games Action! Mark the date in your diary to watch our NSW Snowsports Olympic Athletes compete! How to watch... At Game-time Sochi is 7 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard time on Daylight saving time. The Olympic Winter Games will be broadcast live and exclusively on Network Ten from February 8, 2014. The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Program Schedule on Ten: 6:00-6.30pm: Sochi Tonight ONE will boast 24hour coverage of the Winter Games, as well as eight dedicated channels available on www.tenplay.com.au! NSW Snowsports Olympic Athlete Schedule Freestyle Skiing Taylah O'Neil - Moguls Women - Day 1 - 8th of Feb 2014 Nicole Parks - Moguls Women - Day 1 - 8th of Feb 2014 Matt Graham - Moguls Men - Day 3 - 10th of Feb 2014 Sam Hall - Mogusl Men - Day 3 - 10th of Feb 2014 Russ Henshaw - Ski Slopestyle Men - Day 6 - 13th Feb 2014 Skier Cross Sami Kennedy-Sim - Ski Cross Women - Day 14 - 21st Feb 2014 Jenny Owens - Ski Cross Women - Day 14 - 21st Feb 2014 Scott Kneller - Ski Cross Men - Day 13 - 20th Feb 2014 Biathlon Lucy Glanville - 7.5km Sprint Women - Day 2 - 9th Feb 2014 Alex Almoukov - 10km Sprint Men - Day 1 - 8th Feb 2014 Alpine Lavinia Chrystal - Giant Slalom Women - Day 11 - 18th Feb 2014 Cross Country Aimee Watson - 15km Skiathlon Women - Day 2 - 9th Feb 2014 Callum Watson - 30km Skiathlon Men - Day 2 - 9th Feb 2014 Snowboard Holly Crawford - Half Pipe Women - Day 5 - 12th Feb 2014 Stephanie Magiros - Half Pipe Women - Day 5 -12th Feb 2014 Torah Bright - Slopestyle Women - Day 2 - 9th Feb 2014 Jarryd Hughes - Snowbard Cross Men - Day 10 - 17th Feb 2014 Nate Johnstone - Half Pipe Men - Day 6 - 11th Feb 2014 Click here for the complete 2014 Sochi Competition Schedule! |
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NSWOC Athlete Grant ProgramThe New South Wales Olympic Council (NSWOC) is pleased to announce the introduction of a new Athlete Grant Program. The NSWOC Council will distribute five $1,000 cash grants to ‘up and coming’ junior NSW athletes in 2014. The focus of this program is to provide increased opportunities and assist with the funding for the development of young, ‘up and coming’ NSW athletes. The program has been created to reach athletes outside of the NSWIS scholarship program and those that are not already receiving significant support from their State, National Sporting Bodies or third parties. |
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Cross Country Work PartiesWork parties on the Perisher XC trails. It is that time of year again - weekends in the mountains, cool days, gorgeous environment, good people and a fine way to expend energy at high altitude. Winter 2013 showed clearly how effective summer grooming of the trails is in holding minimal snow. And how important it is to keep improving things. New snow fences, rock-removal and fine-tuning the routes are all low-tech strategies that have proved themselves over time and there is lots of that on the agenda for this summer. Think of the winter ahead and set aside a summer weekend (the first weekend of each month) to join NPWS and the XC volunteers at the Nordic Shelter and on the trails. |
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Secondhand Snowsports Sale - 6th April 2014The Scots College Snowsports in conjunction with Ascham, Kambala and Cranbrook are holding their annual Secondhand Snowsports Sale on Sunday 6th of April 2014. Bring all your snowsports clothing and equipment and swap it or sell it! For more information please click here to download the flyer. |
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