Park and Pipe Community Update - December 2023
Published Thu 30 Nov 2023
Dear Park and Pipe Community,
The winter season may be long gone in Australia, with summer about to begin this week, but the season over in the Northern hemisphere is alive and well with plenty of Park and Pipe action throughout December.
The Beijing Big Air World Cup kicked off yesterday with the Freeski qualifications, skier Kai Martin was the only Australian representative, fresh off his 37th place finish last week in Stubai. Martin finished 18th in his qualification heat, missing the finals for the event, which takes place on the 2nd of December. The qualifiers for the snowboard event began this afternoon, with 2022 Winter Olympics Bronze medalist, Tess Coady, making her 2023-24 Northern season World Cup debut. Along with Tess will be Valentino Guseli and Josh Robertson-Hahn, in the men’s event who will each look to podium to get their Northern campaigns off to a good start.
Don’t forget you can now watch all World Cup events live thanks to FIS.TV.
To see the schedule for all the Aussies in Action visit Snow.org.au/live.
The live results for both the Men’s and Women’s qualifiers in Beijing can be viewed below:
Men’s Freeski Qualification - Beijing (CHN)
Womens Freeski Qualification Beijing (CHN)
Mens Snowboard Qualification Beijing (CHN)
Womens Snowboard Qualification Beijing (CHN)
Following the Beijing Big Air will be the Halfpipe World Cup at Secret Garden in China on December 6th where last 2022 Olympic Silver medallist Scotty James, will begin his 2023-24 Northern Winter season, followed by the Edmonton snowboard Big Air event which will again see Valentino and Josh pit themselves against the best in the world.
Once again, the finals can be watched live at www.snow.org.au/live with live results for qualifiers available below:
Mens Halfpipe Qualification Secret Garden (CHN)
Mens Big Air Qualification Edmonton (CAN)
Womens Big Air Qualification Edmonton (CAN)
Next week marks the final Pathway Performance Camp for 2023 with 26 Park and Pipe athletes heading to the NSTC to develop their skills on the airbag and in the acro facility, whilst also honing their mental edge through team building and understanding techniques to prepare for performance. Keep an eye out for some great content from the camp over the next week.
As always stay safe and enjoy your summer, and for those overseas, we look forward to hearing more about your Northern winter and seeing your results as you continue to progress.
Park and Pipe National Discipline Committee
In this edition:
- Watch World Cups Live with Snow Live x FIS.TV
- NSTC to host December Park & Pipe Pathway Camp
- Competing Overseas
- Positions Vacant: Mt Buller Ski & Snowboard School
- NSTC Update - Sign up to Summer Programs
Image courtesy of Chris Hocking / OWIA
