Snowboard Community Update - March 2024

Dear Snowboard Community,

In the blink of an eye, we are already in March, wow! What a exciting month we have had in Snowboard racing.

The recent European Cup races in Colere were successful with Belle Brockhoff finishing with gold and silver medals. She was joined by NSWIS Development Team rider James Johnstone on the podium finishing in second place, claiming his first European Cup medal. See full results below:

• Colere European Cup – Men's SBX results (day 1)
• Colere European Cup – Women's SBX results (day 1)
• Colere European Cup – Men's SBX results (day 2)
• Colere European Cup – Women's SBX results (day 2)

Last week was a huge week in Grasgehren, Germany. There was a Para Snowboard World Cup SBX event where we saw Ben Tudhope claim back-to-back Silver. Following on from that event, history was made when Ben Tudhope and Maya Billingham were the first to compete in a FIS mixed Team event with Para and able body participants (find out more about this event in the article below). The following day a European Cup race was held with eleven Australian’s competing. ETP athlete Maya was the best of the Aussies, claiming her first European Cup silver. Congratulations to Ben and Maya on a successful weekend in Germany and well done to everyone that competed. See all results below:

• Grasgehren Para-Snowboard WC – Men's SBX results (day 1)
• Grasgehren Para-Snowboard WC- Men's SBX results (day 2)
• Grasgehren European Cup – Men's SBX results (day 1)
• Grasgehren European Cup – Men's SBX results (day 2)
• Grasgehren European Cup – Women's SBX results (day 2)

Thank you to everyone who has put an EOI in for the Alpine Snowboard and Snowboard Cross FIS Junior World Championships. The applications are currently being reviewed by the Snowboard Discipline Committee and the teams will be announced soon. Stay Tuned!

We are just 13 weeks away from the opening weekend, so make sure you are SnowReady by visiting www.snow.org.au/snowready and begin Snow Australia’s fun and interactive ski and snowboard fitness program. Available to people of all ages the weekly physical preparation program will ensure you are ready to hit the slopes when the snow falls.

There are plenty of races this month. Make sure that you keep up to date with the Snow Live page so you can watch World Cup races live.

For everyone racing this weekend, we wish you all the best of luck!

All the best,
Snowboard Discipline Committee
Snow Australia

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In this edition:

• Tudhope & Billingham take podiums and a slice of history in Germany
• Continental Cup success for SBX
• Paralympian Ben Tudhope and Olympian Laura Peel join AIS Athlete Advisory Committee
• Bolton claims first medal of the season in Georgia
• Watch World Cups LIVE
• Job Position: Interschools Event Officer
• SnowReady

Image courtesy of Chris Hocking / OWIA