Our 2016 summer camp in Cervinia/Zermatt saw particularly
good conditions and the overall progress of our young athletes. We set the
bar high with a mix of talented new coaches and experienced ex-racers, and the
trainees responded... Jordan's Mighty Minis, Brad's Bashful Boys, Nat's Groovy
Girls and Conrad's Funky FIS Team, all made the most of the opportunity and the
experience. Only one day of bad weather, so no complaints there. We
had Steevo on Strength & Conditioning, and Lynn Mill as a superstar guest
coach alongside two heroes of GB ski racing, Martin Bell and
Alain Baxter, the only British men to have posted multiple top 10 results
on the Alpine World Cup tour.*
Housemum Alison Rankin oversaw proceedings with
customary calm and good sense and we were delighted to welcome Martine
Laughland to the BSA pastoral team for an exciting season ahead.
Congratulations to all the athletes and many thanks
to the BSA Cervinia staff from Dom & Malc, The Management.
* Martin now coaches at the prestigious Vail
Academy and Alain runs the best boot-fitting shop west of the Alps. (Watch out
for their youngsters, by the way. Reece Bell is getting pretty speedy as she
hits her final season before FIS, and young Kerr Baxter is a dynamo, always
first up the hill and last off.)
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Jake Doyle laying down clean tracks
on his GS boards |
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| Luca and Oli mugging for the camera |
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credit to Andrew Laughland for a fuzzy shot
outside the Sertorelli.
Back row: Brad, Steve, Alain, Jordan, Conrad, Malc, Martin
Front Row: Ali, Lynn, Natalia, Martine |
