Mel Perrine together with her new sight guide Bobbi Kelly, have continued to clean up at the 2019 Para Alpine World Championships in Kranjska Gora, overnight securing a bronze medal in the Women’s Slalom.
The medal haul at the World Para Alpine Skiing Championships continues for Australia with triple Paralympian Mitch Gourley claiming bronze in the men’s slalom.
NSWIS Ski Cross athlete Sami Kennedy-Sim has made a strong start to her first events of 2019, placing 14th in the first event and eighth in the second event at the World Cup in Idre Fjall, Sweden.
The Aussies are flying high after a weekend of outstanding results. Jakara Anthony notched up here first career World Cup gold medal, Scotty James continued his winning ways and there was plenty more action from Aussies on snow around the world.
Competition at the 2019 Laax Open finished on Saturday evening in celebratory fashion, as the best halfpipe riders in the world gathered at what is perhaps the best halfpipe in the world for a nighttime showdown that saw PyeongChang bronze medalist Scotty James (AUS) reign supreme, but not before pushing themselves to a new standard once again.
FREESTYLE SKIING: Australian mogul skiier Jakara Anthony has claimed her first ever World Cup gold medal at the Lake Placid World Cup tour event, beating out France’s Perrine Laffont and USA’s Tess Johnson.
Nine Australian athletes have arrived in Lahti, Finland ahead of the 2019 World Junior/U23 Nordic Ski Championships as they ready themselves for competition beginning January 19.
SSA Northern XC (NXC) is seeking expressions of interest from coaches to work with the NSWXC Team and other Athlete Development Programs during the 2019 Southern Hemisphere winter with the primary role being coaching athletes and coordinating the 2019 Winter Program.