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2001/2002 HIGHLIGHTS
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March 8 - 9, 2002
QVSC Alpine Race Team Dominant At Sask Cup Finale
Members of the QVSC Alpine Race Team came through with some great results at the Sask Cup Race Series final two slalom races held at Timber Ridge Ski Area near Big River.  At these races, hosted by the Prince Albert Ski Team, our athletes picked up eight gold medals as well as two overall awards.  Yolandi Lombard, Kara Delaney and Brady Achtymichuk led the way picking up two gold medals each, while Rachelle Hollinger and Darsey Godwin each won an overall award.  All members of the QVSC team gave it their all to help their club stay atop the club standing.  After the races on Friday a supper was held at a community centre near the ski hill.  The awards for that days racing were presented there and the awards for Saturday's races were presented at that evenings banquet in Prince Albert.  Below are the QVSC athlete's top 10 results.

March 9, 2002
Number Eight For Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club
The top athletes in alpine ski racing from across Saskatchewan were honoured at the annual Sask Alpine Provincial Awards Banquet held this year in Prince Albert and hosted by the Prince Albert Ski Team.  The evening began with a wonderful meal and parents, athletes, volunteers and coaches were able to visit one another in a warm place, as opposed to meeting in the sometimes chilly environment on the ski hill.
Dwight Bergstrom, the evening's master of ceremonies, then introduced "Jungle" Jim Hunter, former Olympian and member of the "Crazy Canucks" as the Canadian Alpine Ski Team was known.  Hunter gave a motivational presentation, in which he tried to let the athletes know that if they were persistent and worked extremely hard they could make it to the Canadian National Alpine Ski Team - even if they were from Saskatchewan like he was.
The ceremony then moved on to the awards presentation in which plaques were presented to the top athletes from the Sask Cup Race Series.  Pictured below are the winners that were determined using their best seven results from the ten Sask Cup races.

left to right: 2nd - Kayla Metz, Regina Ski Club 1st - Rachelle Hollinger, Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club 3rd - Brittany Simmons, Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club	left to right: 2nd (tie) - Darsey Godwin, Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club 2nd (tie) - Kirby Nilsen, Blackstrap Racing Club 1st - Kyle Hujdic, Table Mountain Race Team
left to right: 2nd - Whitney Darchuk, Prince Albert Race Team 1st - Kara Delaney, Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club 3rd - Amy Lamb, Prince Albert Race Team	left to right: 2nd - Aaron Fenwick, Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club 1st - Brady Achtymichuk, Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club 3rd - Mitchell Burnett, Regina Ski Club
left to right: 2nd - Yolandi Lombard, Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club 1st - Kelsey Nilsen, Blackstrap Racing Club 3rd - Brittany Mooney, Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club	left to right: 2nd - Luke Bergstrom, Prince Albert Race Team 1st - Scott Elmer, Prince Albert Race Team 3rd - Brenden Sayer, Prince Albert Ski Team

Finally, the Provincial plaque was to be presented to the club that gained the most points throughout the year.  Unfortunately, the plaque was not at the banquet, however, the winning team was still announced and for the eighth straight season Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club was called up to the stage.  Kirk Cochrane was called up for recognition, then the whole QVSC team was called up for photo opportunities.

above: Kirk Cochrane and "Jungle" Jim Hunter
below: 2002 Provincial Team Champions
Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club

March 10, 2002
Dual Slalom Wraps Up Sask Cup Race Series
A fun day of dual slalom racing marked the end of this years race series.  QVSC athletes managed to win two of the six categories and placed well in others.  The J1/J2 women's and K2 men's groups featured all QVSC final rounds with Rachelle Hollinger and Brady Achtymichuk coming out on top in their respective category.  The QVSC athletes placing second from these finals were Brittany Simmons for J1/J2 women and Aaron Fenwick for K2 men.  The J1/J2 men's category also featured an all QVSC match-up, and after two hard fought runs, Greg Godwin managed to beat out Danny Ottenbreit for third place.  Natasja Lombard raced to a third place finish in the K2 women's group.  (complete results)

Darsey Godwin attempting a 360 - he landed it too!	Jennifer Dolmage "flying" over duals jump!	Aaron Fenwick sporting some colorful shorts and suspenders for duals!

Last updated May 2, 2002
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