SSA Weekend Wrap | 4 February
Published Mon 04 Feb 2019
The first of 23 Aussies were on show as part of the 2019 FIS Freestyle, Snowboard, Freeski World Championships, while the Para Alpine World Championships have wrapped up after two weeks of competitive skiing.
Read on to see how Australia’s ski and snowboard riders performed.
SNOWBOARD CROSS AND SKI CROSS GET UTAH WORLDS UNDERWAY
Five Aussie athletes competed over the weekend at Solitude Mountain Resort in some of the first events of the FIS Freestyle, Snowboard, Freeski World Championships in Utah.
Giving it their all, four Snowboard Cross male athletes and ski cross rider Sami-Kennedy Sim finished an intimidating course packed with all the elements as the ultimate test for riders.
Final Results – Ladies Ski Cross
- Sami Kennedy Sim – 18th
Final results – Men’s Snowboard Cross
- Alex Pullin – 9th
- Adam Lambert – 11th
- Cameron Bolton – 21st
- Jarryd Hughes – 35th
Next up is Millie Bongiorno in the Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom (Monday), followed by the Snowboard Parallel Slalom (Tuesday).
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To view the full Australian squad – click here.
AUSSIES IN ACTION BROKEN DOWN:
| Discipline | US Date | US Time (MST) | AUS Date | AUS Time (AEST) | Site | Aussie Athletes | |
| 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 |
MELISSA PERRINE ON TOP OF THE WORLD AFTER PARA ALPINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Australia’s newest World Champions, Melissa Perrine together with sighted guide Bobbi Kelly, claimed the gold medal at the World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in the Women Super Combined.
Perrine and Kelli walked away with a swag of medals from the 2019 World Para Alpine Championships including:
- Gold - Women's Super Combine Vision Impaired
- Silver - Women's Super-G Vision Impaired
- Silver – Women’s Giant Slalom Vision Impaired
- Bronze - Women’s Slalom Vision Impaired
Triple Paralympian Mitchell Gourley also picked up a medal for Australia, claiming bronze in the men’s slalom, with the rest of the Aussie contingent performing strongly throughout the World Championships.
Read more on Perrine and Kelli's gold medal here.
FROM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO WORLD CUP FOR PARA ALPINE SKIERS
Late last week World Para Alpine Skiing were forced to make changes to the upcoming World Cup races, issuing a statement that all races due to take place in Kranjska Gora, will be held in Veysonnaz, Switzelrand with an extended schedule, from 6-10 February.
Freshly crowned World Champions Mel Perrine & Bobbi Kelly as well as fellow teammates Sam Tait and Victoria Pendergast will be on Swiss snow looking to do well with three more World Cup stops remaining after Switzerland.
Veysonnaz is a returning World Cup host and sits on the edge of the biggest skiing area in Switzerland; The Four Vallees.