Telemark Race: 15/08/15 - Hemel Programme 22AUG15
Telemark Festival: 16/08/15
Coaching (all abilities) from 09:30 - 12:30
Cost: £45 (lift pass & coaching), £15 for Hemel season pass holders
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The British Telemark Team was well represented at the finals of the French Cup in Les Contamines FRA over Easter Weekend.
Bad visibility made for tough conditions on Sunday for the first of two Sprints. Following the course inspection - the start of the race was delayed by over an hour which gave the athletes time to warm up thoroughly before the race got underway.
Results (by category):
1st Jasmin Taylor (U30)
4th Ollie Wotton (U16)
4th Jack Harvard Taylor (U30)
5th Sion Bingham (U18)
Congratulations to all on such fantastic results!
Ollie Wotton
Jasmin Taylor
Zurich (SUI) - 16 October:
The FIS Telemark Committee had a successful meeting in Zurich primarily looking at details for the upcoming season. Competitions will begin in late November (28th -30th on the Hintertux Glacier (AUT) and the season will end with the World Cup Finals in Rjukan (NOR) in March. In total, racers will compete in 20 World Cup races in Central Europe and Scandinavia.
The spotlight this winter will be the FIS World Championships for both juniors and seniors in Steamboat Springs (USA). All eyes will be on the defending champions, Amelie Reymond (SUI) and Tobias Mueller (GER), both with overall World Cup and individual World Championship titles.
The biggest step this season is the implementation of standard software for timekeeping. Software from the French company Vola will be provided for all Organisers of FIS Telemark World Cups that also automates the transfer of result files to FIS which allows for quicker publishing. At the same time, all provisions for live TV production are met with the new programme. In addition, live streaming will be available from a number of FIS Telemark World Cup events this season.
With these key changes, the Committee hopes to shift the positioning of Telemark Skiing towards greater marketing value and media exposure. Its’ primary strategic goal remains the inclusion of Telemark Skiing onto the programme of the Olympic Winter Games.
For further information, click here.
On Saturday the final round of the 2014 British Indoor Telemark Series was held at The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead.
Following three tightly contested races in Glasgow, Manchester and Tamworth the stakes were high for the Hemel final with the top races looking to take the Series title.
Races traveled from all over the UK including Team Scotland who has enjoyed a fruitful summer racing in the second British Indoor Series. The races were also well attended by members of the Forces who have started training for British Army / British Telemark Championships, which will take place in January, in the Austrian resort of Rauris.
The indoor GS combi course, set by Adrian Pery, combined 13m gates with a jump and rap (360 degree turn) followed by a short skate back up the hill to the finish.
Results:
Men
1st Colin Shepherd
2nd Sion Bingham (U21)
3rd Robert Houstoun
Women
1st Anna Morrissey
2nd Alison Morrissey
3rd Sally Bartlett
Download Hemel Results here and the Overall Indoor Results here.
Chief of Race, Jack Harvard Taylor commented: “The race wrapped up what has been a fantastic summer series. We’ve seen plenty of new talent emerge and I’ve also been particularly encouraged to see a number of alpine racers successfully crossing over into telemark which is great for our sport.”
Finally, British Telemark thanks Sally Bartlett, Simon Everitt and Alison and Anna Morrissey for organising this fantastic weekends racing.
Thanks to Rory Atton at SUREFOOT London for his support to the British Telemark Team. You can find Rory at:
104-106 Waterford Road (the bend at New King’s Road)
London
SW6 2EU
SUREFOOT