Let the SHoOt-Out Begin!

“When the game is over I just want to look at myself in the 

mirror, win or lose, and know I gave it everything I had.” 

-Joe Montana

1st year U16 athlete Jillian Lynott attacking the GS 

Still a bit balmy here in BC's interior - on the better side of -20 degrees this morning (is there a better side to -20?) Forecast is warming up conveniently for our soon approaching departure. The athletes competed in the GS portion of the NCO annual shoot out today...

Here are the results of the athletes (best morning + best afternoon run) going into the slalom portion tomorrow:

“I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated.” 

-Emmitt Smith

Ladies

1st year U16 athlete Nicole Clarke getting after the GS
on Oldtimer.

1. Abby Thomas
2. Becca Cook +0.05
3. Nora Fripp +0.39
4. Jillian Lynott +1.28
5. Nicole Clarke +4.42

Men
1. Hunter Watson
2. Ben Beaudoin +1.79
3. Lake Korte Moore +5.32
4. Nick Caves +7.1
5. Michael Power DSQ

Marty and I found this video of Elizabeth Goergl in a World Cup GS hosted here at Panorama in 2007. It is on the very track that the athletes are competing and training on tomorrow. At around 18.0 seconds is where our athletes starting point is and they have skied the remainder to the bottom in GS & SG at this camp.

“Winning and losing are both very temporary things. Having done one or the other, you move ahead. Gloating over a victory or sulking 

over a loss is a good way to stand still.” 

-Chuck Knox

The bib draw for the slalom portion of the shoot-out is complete. We look forward to what tomorrows results will bring. Our schedule has us skiing the slalom shoot out in the 3rd session of the day and we will ski Super G bright and early in session #1.

“Competitive toughness is an acquired skill, not an inherited gift.” 

-Chris Evert