Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team kicks of season with strong week in Mammoth
Monday, December 23, 2019It has been an exciting week for the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team as they started their competition season at Mammoth Mountain in California with NorAm races. The weather was beautiful for the week of racing under blue bird skies. Wind played a factor in the results and the snow was soft, but the field of athletes from around the world used the races as a last step of preparation before the World Cup season kicks off in January. The Canadian Para-Alpine athletes excelled in all disciplines with podium performances from Sarah Gillies (Orangeville, ON), Kurt Oatway (Calgary, AB) and Alexis Guimond (Gatineau, QC).
Dec. 17
| Women’s Slalom Standing |
| 1st Varvara Voronchikhina (RUS) |
| 2nd Sarah Gillies (CAN) |
| 3rd Michaela Gosselin (CAN) |
| Men’s Slalom Standing | Men’s Slalom Sitting |
| 1st Akeksei Bugaev (RUS) | 1st Takeshi Suzuki (JPN) |
| 2nd Thomas Charles Walsh (USA) | 2nd Kurt Oatway (CAN) |
| 3rd Adam Hall (NZL) | 3rd Ravi Drugan (USA) |
Dec. 18
| Men’s Slalom Standing | Men’s Slalom Sitting |
| 1st Thomas Charles Walsh (USA) | 1st Taiki Morii (JPN) |
| 2nd Alexander Alyabye (RUS) | 2nd Corey Peters (NZL) |
| 3rd Hiraku Misawa (JPN) | 3rd Akira Kano (JPN) |
Dec. 19
| Women’s Super-G Standing | Women’s Super-G Sitting |
| 1st Varvara Voronchikhina (RUS) | 1st Laurie Stephens (USA) |
| 2nd Ammi Hondo (JPN) | 2nd Yoshiko Tanaka (JPN) |
| 3rd Sarah Gillies (CAN) | 3rd Saylor O’Brien (USA) |
| Women’s Super-G Standing | Women’s Super-G Sitting |
| 1st Varvara Voronchikhina (RUS) | 1st Laurie Stephens (USA) |
| 2nd Ammi Hondo (JPN) | 2nd Yoshiko Tanaka (JPN) |
| 3rd Michaela Gosselin (CAN) | 3rd Saylor O’Brien (USA) |
| Men’s Super-G Standing | Men’s Super-G Sitting |
| 1st Alexis Guimond (CAN) | 1st Taiki Morii (JPN) |
| 2nd Connor Hogan (USA) | 2nd Kurt Oatway (CAN) |
| 3rd Jonty O’Callaghan (AUS) | 3rd Akira Kano (JPN) |
| Men’s Super-G Standing | Men’s Super-G Sitting |
| 1st Alexis Guimond (CAN) | 1st Taiki Morii (JPN) |
| 2nd Jonty O’Callaghan (AUS) | 2nd Takeshi Suzuki (JPN) |
| 3rd Connor Hogan (USA) | 3rd Akira Kano (JPN) |
Dec. 20
| Men’s Super G Standing | Men’s Super G Sitting |
| 1st Alexis Guimond (CAN) | 1st Taiki Morii (JPN) |
| 2nd Jonty O’Callaghan (AUS) | 2nd Andrew Kurka (USA) |
| 3rd Connor Hogan (USA) | 3rd Corey Peters (USA) |
| Men’s Super G Standing | Men’s Super G Sitting |
| 1st Alexis Guimond (CAN) | 1st Corey Peters (NZL) |
| 2nd Jonty O’Callaghan (AUS) | 2nd Taiki Morii (JPN) |
| 3rd Connor Hogan (USA) | 3rd Akira Kano (JPN) |
| Women's Super-G Standing | Women's Super-G Sitting |
| 1st Varvara Voronchikhina (RUS) | 1st Varara Voronchikhina (RUS) |
| 2nd Ammi Hondo (JPN) | 2nd Ammi Hondo (JPN) |
| 3rd Sarah Gillies (CAN) | 3rd Michaela Gosselin (CAN) |
Dec. 21
| Slalom géant – Debout | Slalom géant masculin – Assis |
| 1st Thomas Charles Walsh (USA) | 1st Taiki Morii (JPN) |
| 2nd Jonty O’Callaghan (AUS) | 2nd Andrew Kurka (USA) |
| 3rd Connor Hogan (USA) | 3rd Kurt Oatway (CAN) |
| Super-G féminin – Deboutg |
| 1st Varvara Voronchikhina (RUS) |
| 2nd Ammi Hondo (JPN) |
| 3rd Sarah Gillies (CAN) |
Full results can be found on the World Para Alpine Skiing website.
The Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team will start the World Cup season in Veysonnaz, Switzerland January 7, 2020.
For more information or media inquiries please contact:
Whitney Hunter I Manager of Communications
whunter@alpinecanada.orgI 403-471-6032
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