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Congratulations to Abby McEwen !!

 Last week 16 year old Abby McEwen competed in her first World Junior Championship Ski Cross event in Valmalenco Italy, and finished in a fantastic 22nd place.  This is a great result considering the track was quite difficult and the field was very experienced, with 20 year old Canadian Marielle Thompson taking top spot. 

Abby has been gaining experience and momentum from race to race, and improved to a 13th place in Hienzenburg, at the Swiss National Championships.

 The Czech Republic championships were canceled, and replaced with a training day in Kitzbuhel, Austria, where Abby and her coach Remi Poirier got some time for a close-up view of the famed Hanenkahm downhill course.

 Overall the trip provided a great learning experience for her coach Remi, and a great competitive experience for Abby, which she plans to build on in the coming years.

With the Sunridge Ski Area having confirmed a full-time ski cross track for next season, Abby and the other athletes are very excited to be able to hone their skills on a regular basis at home.

After a spectacular second-place finish (Abby is on the right in photo below on the podium) at a Ski Cross event in B.C., Abby McEwen has been selected to represent Team Canada in the upcoming World Junior Ski Cross Championships in Italy.

In the first year of the hybrid Alpine/Ski Cross program at Sunridge, we are very excited that Abby has advanced to this level.  She is been working very hard all season and has made the rapid jump to the international level (Abby is the skier on the left in the photo below).

During this trip, which begins next week, she will compete in the Noram event in the U.S, then the World Juniors in Italy,  and also compete in the national championships in Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.  Our U-18/U-16 coach Remi Poirier has also been selected as part of the team Canada coaching staff.

 World Junior Trip Itinerary:

Depart  March 24, 2013  After Day #1 at Mt. Hood, Oregon Nor-am SX event.
Arrive March 25, 2013   Munich, Germany in the AM of March 25, 2013
March 25, 2013                  Drive to Valmalenco, Italy.
March 26, 2013                  Day off or possible Free Ski
March 27, 2013                  Official Training
March 28, 2013                  Official Training
March 29, 2013                  World Juniors Qualification and Race
March 30, 2013                  OFF
March 31, 2013                  Travel to Tschappina - Heinzenberg, Switzerland
April 1, 2013                       Swiss SX National Championships Travel to Prague
April 1-3, 2013                   Czech Republic History Lessons
April 4, 2013                      Depart Munich to choses destination.

 There will be a twitter account on the Sunridge Ski Team website to follow along with the action which begins on March 24.

 We wish them all the best, and go get em Abby !!