Results 2009 - 2010 Season

The 2009 – 2010 season was my second first full season, a season where I was keen to improve do some more racing. I spent 3 months in Kimberley again under the tuition of Steve Bova at his racing academy.

Again I met some fantastic people there and had a great season where I saw my skiing moving up a gear all the time, thanks to all the support and guidance I got.

IPC NORAM Downhill (Kimberley, BC)

This was to be my first downhill race, which I was pretty nervous about but I knew the hill and just had to get over my mind telling me I was going too fast.

Race 1

The first race was loads of fun, but I knew I could go a lot faster, I pretty much had the same time as my clean practice run but it felt so much slower in critical areas. When I entered some flat sections I didn’t make the most of the speed I could have carried. But I finished the race clocking almost 90kph at the finish line; I was happy with this as its not factored and was in the mix with everyone else.

Race 2

All week the steeper sections of the course had been giving me no problems, it was the blind corners that I was having problems with, and these were all at the top of the course. I knew if I could take these well I would have a good run. Sometime plans don’t work out like you want them to, I made all the gates as I wanted to, but when I came down the steeper section I was slightly off line, leaned in to the corner and crashed. It would have taken someone to grab me and throw me off the course for me not to finish. I got up and headed back to the track, I didn’t miss any gates so I was good to go. I was last, but I was going to finished!

IPC NORAM Super G (Kimberley, BC)

Race 1

I was a little disappointed with my first run, there were lots of places to make up time and I just didn’t take advantage of them. By now the starting gates were a little more familiar, physically and mentally the week was taking its toll.

Race 2

I completed the top section and was carrying lots of speed; I entered the flats taking air at the small jump. I knew I was faster at this point, I skied the flats well not loosing as much speed as last time. I exited them down a small pitch that had caused me no problems before, while my sit ski launched over this I was looking at the next gate to take. Suddenly a landing that shouldn’t have been any problem turned in to a rollercoaster ride that I had no control over. I bounced to a stop looking back up the course; my ski had come off my sit ski when I landed. I was gutted, stuck on the course without my ski, race over, DNF.