THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY
THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY
TRIPS Ski racing trips
WE ENJOYED A SPECTACULAR HAUL THIS SEASON, UNDERPINNED BY HUGE PROGRESS FROM THOSE WHO DIDN’T WIN MEDALS
MATT BURDEKIN REFLECTS ON ANOTHER HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SKI RACING SEASON, WITH TRIPS TO CANADA AND SWITZERLAND
Canada Cup
I n December 2019 our intrepid ski racers set out for their first race camp on snow in Jasper, Canada. After five and a half days of training, we commenced racing. The first category was Dual Slalom, where racers from all schools mix up to create teams. We were delighted for Freddie De Groot and Thomas Stubbs, who represented Dulwich in the winning team, having won four rounds of races. The second day of racing saw the boys ski two runs of Giant Slalom. We were extremely pleased with the boys’ standard of skiing, with just four out of 36 racers failing to ski two clear runs. Stand-out performances were from Sam Fleming in the Open age category and Theo Pos in the U14 age category. On the final day of racing, boys skied two runs of Slalom. The first run of the day was extremely technical and all schools had a very tough time, with over half the field skiing out of the run. This is where ski racers showed real mental toughness to come back and go again in the second run. I am delighted that our boys did exactly that and we skied superbly with 26 of our racers skiing clear. Outstanding Slalom performances were from our captain, Jacob Crowther, in the Open category, Oscar Howley in the U16 category and Theo Pos in the U14 category.
British Schoolboys’ Ski Racing Championships
I n January our most elite ski racers made up a team of 16 boys who travelled to Wengen, Switzerland, for five days of training and racing in the National Championships. We enjoyed a spectacular haul this season, underpinned by huge progress from those who didn’t win medals. The DC U16 Ski Racing team came second nationally to win silver – one better than last year’s third place. Congratulations to Archie Wright, Oliver Boardman, Niccolo Smith and Oscar Howley. The DC U16 Dual Slalom A team
Silverware this year includes:
beat Reed’s in the final to win gold. Congratulations to Archie Wright, Leo El Asmar, Niccolo Smith and Oscar Howley. The DC U18 team of Hamish Ellis, Jacob Crowther, Jimmy Shepherd and Sam Fleming took silver in the U18 Dual Slalom, narrowly beaten in the last run of a best-of-three final against Reed’s. Hamish Ellis enjoyed individual National Silver in the U18 Slalom. Nathan Firla enjoyed Combined Bronze in National U14 unregistered category. The boys were a credit to Dulwich throughout.
Dual Slalom winners Freddie De Groot and Thomas Stubbs
U14 Giant Slalom team winners Theo Pos, Nathan Firla and Louis Useldinger
U14 Giant Slalom, Slalom and Combined silver medals Theo Pos
U14 Slalom team winners Theo Pos, Nathan Firla and Philip Henkel Von Ribbentrop
U16 Slalom silver medal Oscar Howley
U18 Giant Slalom third place team Jacob Crowther, Sam Fleming, Ben Knowles
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