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 There is no question that Jasper is a ski town. It’s full of skiers, snowboarders and backcountry adventurers. So it is no surprise that the entire list of athletes from Jasper that made the cut to compete in the 2010 Alberta Winter Games this month in Bonnyville and Cold Lake from February 4-7 are skiers and snowboarders.
With a near 50/50 mix between the alpine skiers and freestyle skiers, here’s a breakdown of the freestyle skiers heading to the Games this week.
Sebastien Henke
Events – 14-16 Juvenile Male Moguls, 14-16 Juvenile Slopestyle
Angus Jenkins
Events – 14-16 Juvenile Male Moguls, 14-16 Juvenile Slopestyle
Jaymes Schmidt
Events – 12-13 Youth Male Moguls, 12-13 Youth Male Slopestyle
Coaches Notes: Sebastien, Angus and Jaymes have all been on the Freeride team for a number of years, all skiing strongly this year. Watch for them in moguls.
Mattie Smith
Events – Female Dual Giant Slalom, 11-12 K1 Femal Giant Slalom, 11-12 K1 Female Slalom
Coaches Notes: Mattie is aiming for top 10 result this weekend, a real team leader.
Emerson Ostrander
Events – Male Dual Giant Slalom, 11-12 K1 Male Giant Slalom, 11-12 K1 Male Slalom
Coaches Notes: Emerson is moving up in standings quickly, his strongest event is the GS.
Sam Ruttiman
Events – 12-13 Youth Male Moguls, 12-13 Youth Male Slopestyle
Coaches Notes: Sam’s second year on the Jasper Freeride team, Sam will be one to watch for in Slopestyle.
Donal Beauchamp
Events – Male Dual Giant Slalom, 11-12 K1 Male Giant Slalom, 11-12 K1 Male Slalom
Coaches Notes: Building on huge improvement last year, Donal’s strongest event is the slalom.
Riley Tower
Events – 14-16 Juvenile Male Moguls, 14-16 Juvenile Male Slopestyle
Coaches Notes: This is Riley’s second year on the team, looking to throw down a solid run in the moguls this weekend, and competing in slopestyle as well.
Hannah Stainton
Events – 14-16 Juvenile Female Slopestyle, 14-16 Juvenile Female Moguls
Coaches Notes: Hannah gets better every event she skis, she just has to put up with all the boys.
Sam Wall
Events – Male Dual Giant Slalom
Coaches Notes: Sam’s looking for a top 3 among first year K, loves slalom.
Zac Ruttiman
Events – 15-17 Male Slopestyle (snowboard), 15-17 Male Snowboarder Cross
Coaches Notes: Zac will be representing Jasper’s newly formed, Snowboard Jasper Freemountain Club, in Slopestyle and Snowboard-X. |
