CANADIAN PARA-ALPINE SKI TEAM FOCUSES ON PARALYMPIC GOALS
Thirteen CPAST athletes named to 2009/2010 IPC World Cup team
CALGARY, AB (June 9, 2009) – Thirteen para-alpine ski racers, including two reigning overall IPC Crystal Globe winners, have been named to Canada’s Para-Alpine Ski Team as it focuses its training and competitive schedule to achieve peak performances at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver / Whistler, BC.
A national development group made up of five high-potential ski racers that will compete on the IPC Nor-Am circuit as well selected World Cup events was also named today.
Lauren Woolstencroft (North Vancouver, BC / Calgary, AB) and Viviane Forest (Edmonton, AB) along with her guide Lindsay Debou (Whistler, BC) will lead the team into the 2009/2010 IPC World Cup season.
The CPAST Team finished atop the IPC Nation’s Cup standings and the World Championships last season, beating both the Austrians and United States for the first time ever.
“We had a tremendous season last year, finishing first overall at both the World Championships and the IPC World Cup. But the stakes are even higher this season,” said CPAST High Performance Director Jean-François Rapatel.
“Our main objective will be winning 17 medals at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games so all our preparation and focus are geared towards that objective. It is an ambitious goal, but with the athletes that were named on the CPAST we have the potential to do it,” he added
The team also includes IPC World Cup and IPC World Championships gold medalist Chris Williamson (Markham, ON) along with his guide Nick Brush (Panorama, BC), sit skiers Josh Dueck (Vernon, BC) and Kimberly Joines (Rossland, BC). Canadian champions Karolina Wisniewska (Calgary, AB/ Vancouver, BC) and Matt Hallat (Whistler, BC) have also been named to the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team.
The team heads to Panorama, BC beginning November 16th for a training camp.
The team representing Canada at the Paralympic Winter Games will be announced in February.
2009/10 CANADIAN PARA-ALPINE SKI TEAM
Name (Residence) Category
Andrea Dziewior, Nanaimo BC, LW 2
Arly Fogarty, Montreal QC, LW 5/7-2
Christopher Williamson, Markham ON, B 3
Josh Dueck, Vernon BC, LW 11
Karolina Wisniewska, Vancouver BC, LW 3/2
Kimberly Joines Rossland, BC, LW 11
Lauren Woolstencroft, North Vancouver BC, LW 3/1
Lindsay Debou, Whistler, BC, Guide
Luke Donovan, Dalhousie NB, LW 11
Matthew Hallat, Whistler BC, LW 2
Morgan Perrin, Whistler BC, LW 3/2
Nicholas Brush, Panorama BC, Guide
Viviane Forest, Edmonton AB, B 2
DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Name (Residence) Category
Alexandra Starker, Calgary, AB, LW 6/8-2
Jeff Dickson, Sudbury, ON, LW 9-2
Kirk Shorenstein, Edmonton, AB, LW 6/8-2
Melanie Schwartz, Toronto, ON, LW 2
Sam Danniels, Whistler, BC, LW 10/1
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