SSA Weekend Watch | 31 January
Published Thu 31 Jan 2019
On the eve of the 2019 FIS Freestyle, Snowboard, Freeski World Championships and with Australia’s Para Alpine athletes still gunning for more medals in Italy, the slopes are packed with ski and snowboard riders from Down Under.
ALL EYES ON UTAH
A strong Aussie contingent are putting their final preparations in place ahead of the 2019 FIS Freestyle, Snowboard, Freeski World Championships in Utah which kicks off tomorrow.
Stretching over 10 days, 23 athletes from Australia will be in action at the major international competition which sees the world’s best gather in Utah from 1-10 February.
To view the full Australian squad – click here.
Selected events will be streamed on the Olympic Channel. To view the tv schedule – click here.
AUSSIES IN ACTION BROKEN DOWN:
| Discipline | US Date | US Time (MST) | AUS Date | AUS Time (AEST) | Site | Aussie Athletes | |
| Snowboard Cross | 31/01/2019 | 9:40:00 AM | 1/02/2019 | 3:40:00 AM | Qualifying | Solitude | Jarryd Hughes, Alex Pullin, Cam Bolton, Adam Lambert |
| Snowboard Cross | 1/02/2019 | 11:00:00 AM | 2/02/2019 | 5:00:00 AM | Final | Solitude | TBD |
| Ski Cross | 1/02/2019 | 3:35:00 PM | 2/02/2019 | 9:35:00 AM | Qualifying | Solitude | Sami Kennedy-Sim |
| Ski Cross | 2/02/2019 | 1:00:00 PM | 3/02/2019 | 7:00:00 AM | Final | Solitude | TBD |
| Snowboard PGS | 4/02/2019 | 9:00:00 AM | 5/02/2019 | 3:00:00 AM | Qualifying & Final | Park City | Millie Bongiorno |
| Snowboard PSL | 5/02/2019 | 9:00:00 AM | 6/02/2019 | 3:00:00 AM | Qualifying & Final | Park City | Millie Bongiorno |
| Aerial Skiing | 5/02/2019 | 12:00:00 PM | 6/02/2019 | 6:00:00 AM | Qualifying | Deer Valley | Laura Peel, Britt George, Abbey Willcox, Gabi Ash |
| Snowboard Big Air | 5/02/2019 | 12:00:00 PM | 6/02/2019 | 6:00:00 AM | Qualifying & Final | Canyons | Matt Cox |
| Snowboard Halfpipe | 6/02/2019 | 9:10:00 AM | 7/02/2019 | 3:00:00 AM | Qualifying | Park City | Emily Arthur, Scotty James, Kent Callister |
| Aerial Skiing | 6/02/2019 | 7:00:00 PM | 7/02/2019 | 1:00:00 PM | Final | Deer Valley | TBD |
| Aerial Skiing | 7/02/2019 | 7:00:00 PM | 8/02/2019 | 1:00:00 PM | Team Aerials | Deer Valley | Laura Peel, Britt George, Abbey Willcox, Gabi Ash, David Morris |
| Snowboard Halfpipe | 8/02/2019 | 11:00:00 AM | 9/02/2019 | 5:00:00 AM | Final | Park City | TBD |
| Mogul Skiing | 8/02/2019 | 12:45:00 PM | 9/02/2019 | 6:00:00 AM | Qualifying | Deer Valley | Britt Cox, Jakara Anthony, Taylah O'Neill, Claudia Gueli, Sophie Ash |
| Mogul Skiing | 8/02/2019 | 3:55:00 PM | 9/02/2019 | 9:35:00 AM | Qualifying | Deer Valley | Matt Graham, Brodie Summers, James Matheson, Cooper Woods-Topalovic, Rohan Chapman-Davies |
| Mogul Skiing | 8/02/2019 | 7:00:00 PM | 9/02/2019 | 1:00:00 PM | Final | Deer Valley | TBD |
| Mogul Skiing | 9/02/2019 | 4:25:00 PM | 10/02/2019 | 10:25:00 AM | Dual Moguls Qualification | Deer Valley | Britt Cox, Jakara Anthony, Taylah O'Neill, Claudia Gueli, Sophie Ash, Matt Graham, Brodie Summers, James Matheson, Cooper Woods-Topalovic, Rohan Chapman-Davies |
| Mogul Skiing | 9/02/2019 | 7:00:00 PM | 10/02/2019 | 1:00:00 PM | Dual Moguls Final | Deer Valley | TBD |
| Snowboard Slopestyle | 10/02/2019 | 11:00:00 AM | 11/02/2019 | 5:00:00 AM | Final | Park City | Matt Cox |
TWO EVENTS REMAIN AT PARA ALPINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
With two days remaining at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships the Australian riders are looking to finish strongly at Sella Nevea, Italy.
Strong winds and heavy snow wreaked havoc to postpone the Downhill races which eventually got underway three days later on 30 January, now leaving only two more events on the schedule.
The Aussie team will be looking to add to their medal tally in both the Super Combined (31 January) and Super-G (1 February) races after Melissa Perrine has already grabbed a silver and bronze while Mitch Gourley claimed third place last week.
Stay up to date with live results via the World Para Alpine website – click here.
Get all the latest news via the official event website – click here.
FROM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO WORLD CUP FOR PARA ALPINE SKIERS
Australia’s Para Alpine skiers will return to Kranjska Gora, Slovenia to compete in a two-day World Cup tour stop.
Focused on the technical races, athletes will be on Slovenian snow just over a week after last competing in the region for the World Championships.
BIG WHITE WELCOMES PARA ALPINE SNOWBOARD RIDERS
The first World Para Snowboard World Cup races of 2019 lands at Big White in Canada for four days beginning 4 February.
As the host of the 2017 World Championships, the iconic resort is famous for its high snow quality. It’s a light, fluffy and dry powder that’s known as ‘Okanagan Champagne Powder.’
The riders last competed on the Word Cup circuit in early December at Pyha, Finland.