Freestyle ski coach Tami Bradley calls it a 鈥溌槎股绻鷖weep.鈥�
At a recent event, several 麻豆社国产members of her Freestylers from Whistler-Blackcomb made the podium in the super youth bracket for younger competitors several times over the weekend, in some cases sweeping the medals.
鈥淥ur kids killed it,鈥� Bradley said. 鈥淲e walked away with 21 medals.鈥�
Bradley trains the kids on the slopes and also runs Airhouse, a new trampoline and conditioning centre in Squamish, which means the team members have a new way to work on their moves. This seems to be paying off, at least based on the recent results.
The recent Timber Tour event took place at Apex Mountain Resort between Jan. 8 and 10, with slopestyle, which involves course obstacles, on the first day; big air, which involves a single big jump with two tricks, on day two; and moguls on the final day,聽
Of the 48 skiers on the team, 21 made the trip to Apex.聽
Eight on the team are from Squamish, and they made their mark, especially at the girls鈥� U12 level. On day one, three 麻豆社国产girls took all the medals. Chase Capicik came first with a top score of 131.00 from her second run. Lynnette Conn finished second with a 95.00 from her first run. In third, Malica Malherbe scored 72.00 on her second run.
鈥淲e had a 麻豆社国产sweep,鈥� Bradley said.
For the big air event, Capicik again came first, scoring a 79.80 on her first run. She incorporated many spins and big tricks into her performance.
Malherbe again won third, with a 69.00 score, while another Freestylers member, Emilia Oziewicz, took second place with 72.00.
For the final day鈥檚 moguls, Capicik stood on the first-place podium for a third time, as she scored a 26.11 on her second run, while Malherbe took third with a 16.63. Conn was right behind in fourth, with a score of 16.34. A Whistler member, Clare Bosco, finished second.
Among the boys, newcomer Dexter McPherson finished third in slopestyle among U10 skiers with 65.00.
Jack MacLeod, another newcomer, took third place in the moguls with a score of 12.58 in his first competition.
The Freestylers also swept the medals in the boys鈥� U12 moguls, with a silver for Squamish鈥檚 Owen Scarth, who scored a 22.59 on his first run. Owen Mulvihill just missed the podium.
As coach, Bradley said the club tries not to place too much focus on results, rather on personal growth.
鈥淲e try to not make it about the medals,鈥� she said.
The kids, she noted, are keen to compete. On day two, the girls were feeling nerves, and other team members told them to simply focus on their spins. All of them were able to stand up to the challenge when it came time to compete. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e doing bigger tricks at a younger age,鈥� Bradley said.
On top of all the medals, Lynette Conn鈥檚 mother, Agi, received the volunteer award for the event. Bradley said parents play an important role in helping with necessary work for events such as setting up courses. 鈥淎ll the parents in our program are super,鈥� she said.
The Freestylers will be hosting the next event Jan. 28 to 31 at Whistler. The third and final event of the season will be at Silverstar from March 30 to April 3.聽
