The 2016-2017 AOA Awards are now open and accepting nominations online until April 15th. Voting will open April 15th and run to May 1st with the awards being presented at the May 6-7th AOA Athletic Spring Meetings in Toronto.
The categories include:
THE SPIRIT OF SANDY PROCTOR AWARD
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AOA CHAIRPERSONS AWARD
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AOA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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AOA OFFICIAL’S AWARD
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ANTHONY PACIONE COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
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VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Please visit the Awards page for descriptions & to submit your nomination online.
- AOA Awards now open
- SOD Ski Team Invite to all graduating U16s
- High Five! to Craigleith’s Jenn Warren, recipient of ACA Coach of the Year (grassroots)
- Ski Hall of Fame nominations now open
- U16 Devlopment Program applications now open
- AOA Communications Survey
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) March 22, 2017 –– Alpine Ontario Alpin (AOA) is pleased to recognize the following 32 U14 athletes who qualified for the Eastern CAN-AM U14 Championships sponsored by Banque Laurentienne. The event will run March 30th to April 2nd at Mont. Tremblant, Quebec. The lead coach for the Team will be Jacques Reid from the Craigleith Ski Club. The lead representative from AOA will be Executive Director Scott Barrett. Athletes qualified for these races based on the recent Mackenzie Investments U14 OCUP FINALS.
AOA congratulates the following athletes and wishes them good luck on the slopes of Tremblant!
COACHES
1. Patrick Beland, Toronto Ski Club
2. Peter Metzger, Georgian Peaks
3. Patrick Parenteau, National Ski Academy
4. Benn Porter, Norwesters Alpine Ski Club/LSDA
5. Jacques Reid, Craigleith Ski Club
6. Dave Shaw, Osler Bluff Ski Club
7. Jenn Warren, Craigleith Ski Club
8. Yoshi Watanabe, Alpine Ski Club
WOMEN
1. Sydney Basil – Alpine Ski Club/SOD
2. Gabby Eastwood – Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
3. Nikki Finoro – National Ski Academy/SDO
4. Tessa Foote – Devil’s Glen Country Club/SOD
5. Emma Gosselin – Osler Bluff Ski Club/SOD
6. Sarah Graham – Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
7. Lexi Hurdon – Norwesters Alpine Club/LSDA
8. Cadence Kiss – Alpine Ski Club/SOD
9. Frances MacGregor – Norwesters Alpine Club/LSDA
10. Emma Parker – Toronto Ski Club/SOD
11. Emma Reid – National Ski Academy/SOD
12. Penny Robinson – TBFST/LSDA
13. Paige Sproule – Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
14. Natalie Stewart – Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
15. Kylie Thompson – Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
16. Maxine Van Strien – National Ski Academy/SOD
17. Lily Sewell – Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
MEN
1. Kyle Blandford – Toronto Ski Club/SOD
2. Christopher Burnes – Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
3. Owen Clark – Toronto Ski Club/SOD
4. Robert Doman – Osler Bluff Ski Club/SOD
5. Brian Donnelly – Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
6. James Gatcliffe – Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
7. Colin Gould – Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
8. Calum Hayes – Toronto Ski Club/SOD
9. Maximus Keller – Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
10. Aidan Nella – Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
11. Benjamin Neylan – Osler Bluff Ski Club/SDO
12. Nicholas Pilla – Craigleith Ski Club/SDO
13. Aleksas Valadka – Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
14. Kaiden Villeneuve – Camp Fortune Ski Club/NCD
15. Liam Vlaad – Alpine Ski Club/SOD
The schedule is as followed:
• March 29 – Training
• March 30 – SG
• March 31 – Skills Evaluation & Athlete BBQ
• April 1 – GS
• April 2 – SL
• April 2 – depart
Races are best viewed on Live-timing.com
About Alpine Ontario Alpin (AOA)
Alpine Ontario Alpin is the provincial governing body for the sport of alpine ski racing in Ontario. Alpine Ontario’s newly refined mission is to provide leadership and structure for high quality, sustainable and affordable programming and to communicate the competitive, recreational and lifestyle benefits of ski racing to the community. AOA represents four divisions, 44 member clubs and over 3,000 active athletes, coaches and officials (volunteers). AOA coordinates several successful programs across the province and continues to foster the development of “state of the art” ski-racing programs from the grass roots level to the elite level.
For more information contact:
Alpine Ontario Alpine (AOA) Athletic Director
Mark Marshall
705-444-5111 x 121
mmarshall@alpineontario.ca
DATE CHANGED TO SUNDAY due to Mansfield Invitational Race
The SOD Ski Team invites all graduating U16’s to join the SOD Team coaches & athletes for a fun ski day to learn more about the next step moving to FIS. Lead by Taylor Martin, Head Coach, SOD Ski Team, the new athletes can spend some time with kids already in the FIS system while testing their skill in fun environments including a Dual.
All SOD coaches will be on snow and at the parent meeting including Kevin Checkley, T.E.S Hynes and SOD Program Manager Nick Kwasniak.
SUN. MARCH 26TH
SCHEDULE:
8:45am Meet SOD Coaches, Alpine Centre, Georgian Peaks (lift tickets provided)
9:00am Warm up
9:30-1pm Dual SL with other SL environments set on Riot, break & talk with racers
2:30pm Parent meeting in the Alpine Centre
Please RSVP to Taylor at the email below.
Taylor Martin
Head Coach, SOD Ski Team
tmartin@alpineontario.ca
- U10-U12 Mackenzie AOA Championships & Annual Rodeo
- Mackenzie Investments U14 OCUP Finals
- Division 3/NCAA Update
- Cadillac, Fairview, Oxford, Dream FIS OCUP wraps up
- MASTERS PROVINCIALS
- PARA ALPINE WORLD CUP FINALS
- NOR AM FINALS: Garneau & Mont Ste. Marie, Quebec
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) March 20, 2017 — Alpine Ontario is pleased to recognize the following 41 Ontario athletes who qualified for the Eastern U16 Can AM Championships. The races run March 21-23, 2017 at the Attitash Ski Resort in Bartlett, NH. The two coaches leading the group will be Heather Metzger/Georgian Peaks and Doug Terry/Devil’s Glen.
Athletes who achieved a top 5 finish at the February Mackenzie Investments U16 National Championships received an automatic spots directly into 2017 Can Am. These three athletes include Ashley Campbell Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD, Sofie Robinson/Thunder Bay Franco Alpine Ski Team (TBFAST)/ LSDA and Aaron Puskas/Norwesters Alpine Club/LSDA. The remaining athletes qualified for CanAms from their strong performances at the recent Aviva U16 Provincials in Searchmont.
WOMEN
1. Samantha Brooks Caledon Ski Club/SOD
2. Ashley Campbell Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
3. Emma Charton Devil’s Glen Country Club/SOD
4. Anna Carruthers Devil’s Glen Country Club/SOD
5. Annie Deeks Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
6. Charlie Gougeon Comeau National Ski Academy/SOD
7. Sierra Gibson Osler Bluff Ski Club/SOD
8. Lauren Hunter Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
9. Rylie Loft Toronto Ski Club/SOD
10. Mikaela Loucks Heights of Horseshoe/SOD
11. Claire Macdonell Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
12. Jayden Metcalfe Osler Bluff Ski Club/SOD
13. Jessica Popadich Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
14. Sophie Robinson Thunder Bay Franco Alpine Ski Team (TBFAST)/ LSDA
15. Madeline Skinner Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
16. Kendra Smith Alpine Ski Club/SOD
17. Elizabeth Sullivan Alpine Ski Club/SOD
18. Daisy Taylor National Ski Academy/SOD
19. Taylor Unger Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
20. Emma Williamson Alpine Ski Club/SOD
MEN
1. James Elmgren Camp Fortune Ski Club/NCD
2. Lazlo Green National Ski Academy/SOD
3. Griffen Hanson Osler Bluff Ski Club/SOD
4. Jessie Hollands Camp Fortune Ski Club/NCD
5. Zach Hyland Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
6. Michael Jaques Osler Bluff Ski Club/SOD
7. Dylan Kerr Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
8. Peter MacGregor Norwesters Alpine Club/LSDA
9. Cullen Nissen Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
10. Callum McCormack Osler Bluff Ski Club/SOD
11. Oleksa Mojsiak Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
12. Aaron Puskas Norwesters Alpine Club/LSDA
13. Michael Sellery Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
14. Scott Sellery Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
15. Ben Smegal Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
16. Sean Swayze Calabogie Peaks/NCD
17. Zachary Temertzoglou Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
18. Kobe Villeneuve Camp Fortune Ski Club/NCD
19. Macleod Vibert Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
20. Benjamin Williamson Alpine Ski Club/SOD
21. Mackenzie Wood Georgian Peaks Ski Club/SOD
22. Stefan Zivkovic Craigleith Ski Club/SOD
The races are best viewed on Live-timing.com
March 21 – Super G
March 22 – Giant Slalom
March 23- Slalom
Congratulations & Good luck!
About Alpine Ontario Alpin (AOA)
Alpine Ontario Alpin is the provincial governing body for the sport of alpine ski racing in Ontario. Alpine Ontario’s newly refined mission is to provide leadership and structure for high quality, sustainable and affordable programming and to communicate the competitive, recreational and lifestyle benefits of ski racing to the community. AOA represents four divisions, 44 member clubs and over 3,000 active athletes, coaches and officials (volunteers). AOA coordinates several successful programs across the province and continues to foster the development of “state of the art” ski-racing programs from the grass roots level to the elite level.
For more information contact:
Athletic Director
Mark Marshall
705-444-5111 x 121
mmarshall@alpineontario.ca
Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.
We’ve enjoyed working with new sponsor Pizza Pizza and I thought the late afternoon delivery of 50 XL pizzas was a nice cap to the week. We served up slice after slice to all the racers after their 2nd runs and I’m sure the coaches & crew were happy for a late day snack before tear down.
Along with great sponsors Mackenzie Investments, Sporting Life, Karbon and the NZ Foundation I tip my hat to Andrea Holland, ROC Chair and the whole club for doing a great job at the finish with hay bales around a fire pit, the outdoor bar & BBQ, the warming tents with heaters and of course allowing us to park the Pizza Pizza RV on the side of the hill.
Bright blue skies oversaw our final day at the U14 Mackenzie Investments OCUP Finals and the nice warm temps in the afternoon made for a perfect Slalom finish. I again took up my post in the finish hut announcing the 2nd run and admit I love the Top 30 flip and the challenge of attempting to track 3 kids in one go – the first leaving the start, the next on the pitch and the 3rd approaching the finish. I do apologize if didn’t quite get it right every time – it’s not as easy as it might seem!
Congrats to the podium winners in Slalom:
1 Basil, Sydney – Alpine Ski Club/SOD 48.59 (1) 52.97 (1) 1:41.56
2 Finoro, Nikki – NSA/SOD 49.06 (3) 53.21 (2) 1:42.27
3 Robinson, Penny – TBFST/LSDA 49.66 (6) 53.98 (3) 1:43.64
1 Burnes, Christopher – Craigleith/SOD 45.61 (1) 45.92 (2) 1:31.53
2 Blandford, Kyle – TSC/SOD 47.06 (4) 45.84 (1) 1:32.90
3 Gatcliffe, James – Georgian Peaks/SOD 46.78 (3) 47.72 (7) 1:34.50
The overall Pizza Pizza OCUP FINALS winners were Sydney Basil of Alpine Ski Club & Kyle Blandford of the Toronto Ski Club. The overall Mackenzie Investments OCUP Series winners were Sydney Basil again and Chris Burnes of Craigleith Ski Club. Visit the U14 Racing page here to see overall and final OCUP Points & U14 OCUP Provincial Championships.
Results from the Mackenzie U14 Provincials will determine the U14 CanAm selections to be announced early this week. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who made for a a great 10 days of U16 & U14 OCUP FINALS!
Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.
Day 2 of racing and the perfect cold, icy, steep pitch looked perfect. After looking at the results there is no denying the boys were challenged with 26 athletes not making it through to the 2nd run. Many downhill skis took the brunt of a tricky red gate – we can’t say it enough “get on that downhill ski and stay on it!” Again let’s remember boys you were on a FIS homologated slope, recently used in the FIS Slalom for the Anne Heggtveit Cup!
Aside from amazing talent on the slopes and the excitement of the Top 30 flip I am happy we stuck to a format of letting the DNF and or DSQ racers get a second run. It allows these kids to race pressure-free and test their skill a second time. What amazes me still about racing are the wave of volunteers who follow the sport around – many on the hill were also with us in Searchmont including the Calabogie army! Program Director Pat Biggs had many of his Camp Fortune parents gate-keeping, CAST alumni/now Jozo Head Coach Rob Crossan was side slipping as a volunteer parent and many many more hard working individuals were there to ensure the day was a success.
While we wrapped up the GS by 4pm the day was again a long one as parents were treated to some National Capital Division hospitality with a parents social and athlete banquet complete with some St. Paddy’s Day fun and award presentations for SuperG & GS.
Congrats to the following GS Podium winners:
WOMEN
1 Foote, Tessa – Devil’s Glen/SOD 40.74 (1) 38.99 (1) 1:19.73
2 Kiss, Cadence – Alpine Ski Club/SOD 40.90 (3) 39.03 (2) 1:19.93
3 Basil, Sydney – Alpine Ski Club/SOD 41.01 (4) 39.68 (4) 1:20.69
MEN
1 Valadka, Aleksas – Georgian Peaks/SOD 39.11 (2) 36.93 (1) 1:16.04
2 Villeneuve, Kaiden – Camp Fortune/NCD 39.28 (3) 37.06 (2) 1:16.34
3 Nella, Aidan – Georgian Peaks/SOD 39.42 (4) 37.47 (5) 1:16.89
Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.
After a tough first day at Camp Fortune with winds too high to allow for racing we returned to find bright blue skies, cold temps, less wind and a rock hard surface! Perfect racing conditions actually for mid-March in Ontario.
Tundra is a word a few of us used to describe what the 250 U14 athletes from all 4 AOA divisions encountered on the black diamond runs Canadian, The Chute and Swan Dive. For those of us standing hillside the ‘chatter’ and sheer ice showing through the snow reminded us of just how hard this course was for these youngsters. Add to this the dump of snow on Tuesday night and the kids were faced with terrain that moved from icy steeps to a bend of softer snow and back on to a 2nd steep pitch of ice.
It was a very long day – 250 kids will make it a long day – and I’m glad for daylight savings allowing us to continue well past 4pm! I hope racers and spectators appreciated the idea to run a training run – gate-free – prior to the actual race starting after lunch. Again big thanks to the many volunteers, jury, coaches who grabbed a rake/shovel and worked so hard keeping the track safe.
I emphasize again that the SuperG was not an easy race so all racers, regardless of their result, should be proud of facing this square on and not letting fear overtake (it’s not easy I know!).
Congrats to podium winners Day 1 at the Mackenzie Investments U14 Provincials:
WOMEN
1 Stewart, Natalie – Craigleith/SOD 41.35
2 Eastwood, Gabby – Georgian Peaks/SOD 41.75
3 Kiss, Cadence – Alpine Ski Club/SOD 41.82
MEN
1 Blandford, Kyle – Toronto Ski Club/SOD 39.21
2 Keller, Maximus – Craigleith/SOD 40.27
3 Gatcliffe, James – Georgian Peaks/SOD 41.03