SSA Weekend Wrap | 18 February
Published Mon 18 Feb 2019
Flying Kangaroo aerial skier Laura Peel headlined a weekend of solid results from our Aussie riders around the globe with her World Cup silver medal.
Read more on which ski and snowboard athletes from Down Under were displaying their wares on snow against the world’s best.
PEEL SOARS TO GRAB SILVER IN MOSCOW
After narrowly missing out on a podium finish at the recent FIS World Championship in Utah, Laura Peel has regrouped and overcome that disappointment to finish with a silver medal at the FIS Freestyle World Cup in Moscow, Russia.
After the second World Cup of the season, Peel currently sits in fourth place on the Ladies’ Aerials discipline standings. Three events remain in the 2018/19 season, with the next competition to be held 23 February in Minsk, Belarus.
FIS ALPINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WRAPS UP
Aussies Harry Laidlaw and Alec Scott have concluded their 2019 FIS Alpine World Championships over the weekend in Are, Sweden in the Men’s Giant Slalom and Slalom events.
- Alec Scott - 61st
- Harry Laidlaw - DNF
- Alec Scott – 35th
Catch up on all Aussie results (Greta Small, Harry Laidlaw and Alec Scott) from the major international event – click here.
CALLISTER GRABS TOP 10 IN CALGARY
Australian snowboard riders Kent Callister and Emily Arthur were on show in the next FIS Snowboard World Cup event competing under lights at Canada Olympic Park.
Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe results
- Kent Callister - 10th
Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe results
- Emily Arthur - 12th
Fellow teammate and triple World Champion Scotty James is in third place on the Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe discipline standings with one event remaining on 9 March at Mammoth Mountain, USA.
KENNEDY SIM REACHES SEMI FINALS IN FELDBERG
Four Aussie riders were on snow in Feldberg in the most recent FIS Ski Cross World Cup race, with Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim taking home a top 10 finish.
Ladies' Wold Cup Ski Cross results
- Sami Kennedy-Sim - 10th
- Lilly Speiser - 26th
Men’s World Cup Ski Cross results
- Robbie Morrison - 52nd
- Douglas Crawford - 53rd