Week-long Adaptive Snow Sports Festival features events for both recreational and elite skiers and snowboarders
WANAKA -- July 29, 2009 --The elite races held during the Adaptive Snow Sports Festival concluded today with World number two Adam Hall securing gold yet again in slalom ski. Hall won the Super Giant Slalom (Super G) and the Giant Slalom (GS) earlier this week and returned today to take out the slalom with a time of 40.68 seconds.
Hall, 21, of Wanaka who has been the Disabled National Slalom Champion for four years running was pleased with his achievement today as he tracks towards the next pinnacle event of the Southern Hemisphere season, the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games.
“I’ve got a busy training schedule leading into the Winter Games,” said Hall. “I’m leaving on Saturday to train with the British Paralympic team for an intense three weeks.”
Hall, along with his Coach Hiro Taniguchi leave for Mt Hutt for two weeks, then travel to Mt Dobson for one week before returning to Wanaka for the Winter Games.
Adam Hall. Credit T.C.Smiley
Second place in the slalom went to Pete Williams, of Auckland, with a time of 54.28, while third place taken by Peter Baddeley, of Christchurch, who clocked 57.73 seconds. Both Williams and Baddeley have had a successful week placing second and third respectively in Super G and GS.
Alisha McLennan of Christchurch won the Open Women’s Ski Slalom, while the Ski Juniors Slalom was won by Ivan Parsons of Auckland.
Carl Murphy, of New Plymouth, was named the National Adaptive Snowboard Slalom Champion today after posting an unadjusted combined time of 50.44 seconds. Adjusted race results for the snowboard slalom will be available Friday 31st July.
Highlighting the 2009 Adaptive festival tomorrow, the very first World Snowboard Federation (WSF) Adaptive Snowboard World Championships will take place. Murphy will be representing New Zealand.
The competition for disabled skiers and snowboarders is one of the highlights of the week-long Adaptive Snow Sports Festival, from 26-31st July. Adaptive Snow Sports Awards Dinner held on Friday night.
Adaptive Snow Sports New Zealand is a member of Snow Sports New Zealand. Snow Sports New Zealand is the official governing body and National Sports Organisation representing all snow sports in New Zealand. www.snowsports.co.nz
27/7 9am-2pm Nationals Super Giant Slalom Ski (Cardrona)
28/7 9am-2pm Nationals Giant Slalom Ski + Snowboard (Cardrona)
28/7 6pm World Champs Welcome + Awards Ceremony (Oakridge Resort, Wanaka)
29/7 9am-2pm Nationals Slalom Ski & Snowboard (Cardrona)
29/7 11am-2pm (Recreational) Have a go Nordic (Snow Farm)
30/7 9am-2pm World Championships Snowboard Cross (Cardrona)
31/7 6:30pm Adaptive Snow Sports NZ Awards Dinner $50 (Oakridge Resort, Wanaka)
ABOUT ADAPTIVE SKIING/BOARDING
Adaptive skiing or snowbaording refers to a modified version of the sport, which adapts in equipment, rules, and technical specifications that enable persons with physical disabilities to participate in both recreational and competitive activities. Athletes compete based on their functional ability, allowing athletes with different disabilities to compete against each other.
ABOUT THE WORLD SNOWBOARD FEDERATION
The WSF is the only international organisation dedicated exclusively to the development and support of snowboard at all levels, including competitive as well as training levels, snowboarding for disabled, and initiatives for riders of any age. The WSF is a network of international snowboard associations which cooperate all over the world aiming at the development of this sport. Le nations members of the WSF find in it an inspiration source and a support to their activities. The WSF can create added value for all those who practise snowboarding at an international level and it offers ideas, manuals and initiatives. As a result, members are united in a widespread organization with the same objective, that is the progression of snowboard at all levels. www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
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