NSW Junior Freestyle Series primes young mogul skiers

Fifty-one mogul skiers under the age of 14 competed in the NSW Junior Series hosted by NSW Freestyle at Thredbo over the weekend.

The course was specially built to create an entry level event for young mogul skiers as a small step up from Interschools.

The event was timed and had both a top and bottom air to provide extra challenge.

All competitors had lots of fun with a strong emphasis on participation and athletes knocked out of the first round duals had a second chance opportunity to get more runs in and compete against others in an evenly matched dual.  

“We’d like to thank Thredbo Resort and Mike Haid’s team who did an excellent job of hosting the event and we thank all of the volunteers and NSW Freestyle Committee for their efforts over the weekend” said Daniel Bosco of NSW Freestyle.

Thanks also to sponsors Rhythm Sports who ensured that lots of prizes were available for all competitors.

Saturday singles winners:

• U11 Girls – Alexandria Quinn
• U11 Boys – Charlie Howes
• U14 Girls – Hannah Jones
• U14 Boys – Flynn Mooney

Sunday duals winners:

• Girls – Hannah Jones
• Boys – Julius Keller.

Next event in the NSW Junior Series

The next event of the NSW Junior Series will be at Perisher 29-30 July 2017 where the largest field ever for a Junior event in NSW is expected.

The event is open to all athletes born 1998 or later and participants can REGISTER HERE. Registrations close 27 July 2017.

There will also be a Talent Identification Program run by Peter 'Toppa' Topalovic as part of SSA futures.  NSW Freestyle have invited the top five athletes from all regions of Division 4 Interschools.  The atheletes will be provided with high level coaching throughout the weekend from Toppa and a crew of Australia’s World Cup athletes.  Around 20 athletes are expected to participate in this initiative.

Alexandra Rouse
Ski & Snowboard Australia