Featured picture: World Cup racer and two-time Olympian Valérie Grenier. Credit score: GEPA
Details about the awards offered by Alpine Canada Alpin
Alpine Canada Alpin introduced the recipients of the 2024 Canadian Ski Racing Awards. These accolades intention to acknowledge the achievements and affect made by people in Canada’s ski racing neighborhood.
The recipients of those awards are nominated by the Provincial and Territorial Sports activities Organizations (PTSOs), numerous Canadian ski golf equipment, and the general public. The awards showcase people who’re genuinely impacting the game in a significant means each on and off the slopes, .
The committee faces a tough job yearly when choosing from the spectacular pool of nominees. Each nominee demonstrates a robust dedication to alpine ski racing and a deep ardour for his or her participation, making each actually deserving of accolades.
This yr, there have been ten totally different awards given, with a male and a feminine chosen in every award class. Congratulations to all the recipients! Ski Racing Media commends you to your laborious work and dedication.
The Alpine Athlete’s of the 12 months
Valérie Grenier
Cameron Alexander
Ski Cross Athletes of the 12 months
Marielle Thompson
Reece Howden
Para-Alpine Athlete of the 12 months
Frédérique Turgeon
Alexis Guimond
Minogue Award of Excellence
Britt Richardson
The Minogue Award acknowledges one rising ACA athlete who demonstrates excellence in all features of their present athletic yr. All athletes with three years or much less as a member of the Nationwide or NextGen Group, are eligible candidates. The winner of the Minogue Award of Excellence receives a bursary of $10,000.
Coach of the 12 months-Nationwide Groups
Kya Fairley: Assistant Coach for Ski Cross on Alpine Canada Alpin
Victor Dockal: Head Coach for Ski Cross on Alpine Canada Alpin
Coach of the 12 months-Provincial Groups
Claudel Mey-Plouffe: Coach of the Alpine Girls’s Group at Ski Québec Alpin
Yves Payer: Head Coach of the Alpine Girls’s Group at Ski Québec Alpin
Coach of the 12 months- Home Packages
Sarah Byrne: U12 Alpine Lead Coach at Wentworth Ski Race Membership
Luke Patterson: Alpine FIS Head Coach and Athletic Director at Banff Alpine Racers
Volunteer of the 12 months
Caroline Pageau
Nancy Greene Builder Award
Helmut Spiegl: Windermere Valley Ski Membership at Panorama Mountain Resort, BC
Sam Ousher Switzer Charitable Basis
Jared Schmidt
Because of the beneficiant help of the Sam Ousher Switzer Charitable Basis; the Basis’s objective is to enhance the standard of lives of Calgarians and Albertans, on this case by entry to superior schooling. The recipient of the award receives $5,000 to assist cowl tuition prices.