Semi-final for Sami in Sweden

Published Mon 21 Jan 2019

Credit: OWIA

NSWIS Ski Cross athlete Sami Kennedy-Sim has made a strong start to her first events of 2019, placing 14th in the first event and eighth in the second event at the World Cup in Idre Fjall, Sweden.

After qualify for finals in 11th place, on day one Kennedy-Sim was unable to advance through the quarter-final found, to give her a ranking of 14th.

On day two, Kennedy-Sim had her best result of the season, winning her first round quarter-final to advance to the semi-final stage.

Unfortunately Kennedy-Sim was unable to advance to the big final, finishing fourth in both the final two rounds to end up in eighth place.

The Ski Cross World Cup tour now heads to Blue Mountain, Canada, the final stop before the 2019 World Championships.

IMAGE - Sami Kennedy-Sim across the line first in one of the Ski Cross rounds in Idre Fjall  © FIS Freestyle