5 things we learned from a week of alpine action

As part of our Flashback Friday, SSA takes a look back at some of the great action from the alpine events around Australian ski fields last week.

Here are 5 things we found out from last week’s SSA Children’s Alpine Carnival, Alpine National Championships and the Alpine Physical Literacy Clinic and Educational Forum events.

1. JUNIOR ALPINE INTEREST STRONG - Over 200 skiers attended three separate events with 135 competitors at the SSA Children’s Alpine Carnival, 70 athletes competing in the FIS Alpine National Championships and 70 participants attending the Alpine Physical Literacy Clinic and Educational Forum.
    
2. IMPRESSIVE FORM FROM NEXT GENERATION – Australia's best young Alpine skiers in the U14 and U16 age groups went up against one another in Slalom, Giant Slalom and Ski Cross races at the SSA Children’s Alpine Carnival. As an event, it encourages participants to challenge themselves against some of the country’s best alpine skiers in an effort to further develop Aussie talent. Get all the results on SSA’s free Snowracer APP.
    
3. AUSSIE COMPETITIONS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP ATHLETES – Attracting skiers and coaches from across the country as well as internationally, the FIS National & National Junior Championships provides a good testing ground for athletes to apply skills and techniques practiced during the winter season. Athletes born in 1997 or earlier competed in the Open division, while athletes born between 1998-2002 competed as a Junior. Get all the results on SSA’s free Snowracer APP.
    
4. AUSSIE SKI RESORTS WELL REPRESENTED - Clubs from all five of Australia's major ski resorts were well represented with their athletes coming from across Australia to compete or participate in the three separate events.
    
5. STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR NEXT ALPINE LITERACY CLINIC – The Alpine Physical Literacy Clinic combines physical, psychological and cognitive skills to help develop athlete’s agility, balance, coordination, flexibility, power, reaction time, speed, strength, and endurance. On top of a physical component, athletes also undergo an education component to understand the demands off snow it takes to perform at an elite level. There is still time to still register for the Melbourne based Physical Literacy Clinics later this year - click here.