Spring 2023 LSA Competitions
A great finish to an awesome year!
From March 14th to 24th, LSA athletes gave their all in our in-house competitions to wrap up the year. Thanks to our friends at Castle Mountain as well as support from Castle Freestyle and the Westcastle Ski Club, we hosted Slopestyle, Big Mountain and Race competitions for all athletes in grades 4-12.
Slopestyle Competition
The grade 4-6 students took over the terrain park first on March 14th for their slopestyle contest. Some great skiing and riding was seen as students put the maneuvers they've been working on all season on display. Students competed in 2 different categories based on the types of features and tricks they had been training all year long. Final scores were ranked based on the best 1 of 2 runs. A big thanks to our judges for both days: Eric Tarrant from Castle Freestyle, Craig Harriott and Rob MacGarva.
Elementary Results:
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Male - Medium/Large Category 1st - Marley Harriott 2nd - Nic Gillespie 3rd - Glen Hurst |
Female - Medium/Large Category 1st - Neko Harriott 2nd - Norah Smith 3rd - Lily Stewart |
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Male - Small/Medium Category 1st - Isaac Bailey 2nd - Cooper Mallard 3rd - Sebastian DeBeer |
Female - Small/Medium Category 1st - Darrian Pelly 2nd - Fallon Michalsky-Dingreville 3rd - Sinthany Bond |
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Snowboarders 1st - Zeke MacGarva 2nd - Davis Carrier 3rd - Kenzie Stewart
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The grade 7-12 students took over on Wednesday, March 15th, competing in their training groups:
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Keagan's Group 1st - Ainsley Harriott and Brody Harriott 2nd - Ruby Spranza and Lanni Harrison 3rd - Brynn Grose and River Clark |
Austin and Dorian's Groups 1st - Autumn Clark and Golden Weeks 2nd - Anne Forster and Sylas Henderson 3rd - Liliane Chandler and Carsen Brockmann |
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Snowboarders 1st - Savannah Simcoe 2nd - Ryiss Poulin 3rd - Nika Kirchner
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Big Mountain Competition
The Big Mountain competitions were held on Tamarack Bowl on March 21st (grades 4-6) and 22nd (grades 7-12). Competitors were ranked using the IFSA (International Freeskiiers and Snowboarders Association) judging guidelines. Thanks to Craig Harriott for stepping in as head judge for both days of the competitions. In this discipline, the scores from 2 runs are added together to get the final result.
Elementary Results:
**Elementary Med/Large Girls category was scored on 1st run only**
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Male - Medium/Large Category 1st - Marley Harriott 2nd - Holden Lach 3rd - Felix Neniska |
Female - Medium/Large Category 1st - Norah Smith 2nd - Neko Harriott 3rd - Brinley Tetachuk |
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Male - Small/Medium Category 1st - Samwise Graham 2nd - Sebastian DeBeer 3rd - Isaac Bailey |
Female - Small/Medium Category 1st - Sadie Spranza 2nd - Aria Riegert 3rd - Darrian Pelly |
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Snowboarders 1st - Davis Carrier 2nd - Zeke MacGarva 3rd - Kenzie Stewart
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Junior/Senior High Results:
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Keagan's Group 1st - Ainsley Harriott and Brody Harriott 2nd - Ruby Spranza and River Clark and Spencer Taggart 3rd - Brynn Grose and Lanni Harrison |
Austin and Dorian's Groups 1st - Autumn Clark and Milo Strandquist 2nd - Liliane Chandler and Ryan Morado 3rd - Sylas Henderson |
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Snowboarders 1st - Savannah Simcoe 2nd - Ryiss Poulin |
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Race
Our final day of LSA for 2022-23 featured a modified GS race on Whiskeyjack. It was great to see all of our 66 athletes racing hard right down into the base area where there was music pumping and lots of cheering. Results were based on the fastest run out of two, and NEW this year, the team event saw athletes grouped randomly across grades and gender into teams of 5 snowboarders each and 4 skiers. The fastest 5 times per team were added together to get the team award.
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Elementary - Medium/Large Category 1st - Sadie Spranza and Nate Lach 2nd - Ella Weeks and Marley Harriott 3rd - Neko Harriott and Holden Lach |
Elementary Small/Medium Category 1st - Darrian Pelly and Samwise Graham 2nd - Hayden Olesen and Cooper Mallard 3rd - Fallon M.D. and Seby Frunze |
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Elementary - Snowboarders 1st - Davis Carrier 2nd - Zeke MacGarva 3rd - Kenzie Stewart |
Jr/Sr High - Snowboarders 1st - Savannah Simcoe 2nd - Nika Kirchner 3rd - Ryiss Poulin |
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Jr/Sr High - Keagan's Group 1st - Sophie L.S. and Payton Pharis 2nd - Ruby Spranza and Brody Harriott 3rd - Ainsley Harriott and Malik Dunger |
Jr/Sr High - Austin/Dorian's Groups 1st - Autumn Clark and Milo Strandquist 2nd - Anne Forster and Sylas Henderson 3rd - Liliane Chandler and Golden Weeks |
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Snowboard Team Event Winners: Ryiss Poulin, Hunter Drewniak, Kenzie Stewart, Davis Carrier, Nika Kirchner |
Ski Team Event Winners: Ella Weeks, Nate Lach, Holden Nadeau, Ryan Morado |
Overall Winners
Rankings from each of the events were used to award "World Cup Points" (100 points for a win, 80 for 2nd, 60 for 3rd, etc.) to determine overall winners in Grades 4-6 and 7-12 for the LSA competition season:
Grade 4-6 Overall Winners: Neko Harriott (F), Marley Harriott (M) and Davis Carrier (SB)
Grade 7-12 Overall Winners: Ainsley Harriott (F), Brody Harriott (F) and Savannah Simcoe (SB)
Congratulations to everyone for your hard work all season and for the amazing camraderie and support shown to all competitors over the month of March.
LSA Most Improved and Spirit of LSA Awards
Finally, the LSA teachers recognized 2 elementary as well as 2 jr/sr high students for their improvements over the year:
Neko Harriott and Nic Gillespie (Grades 4-6)
Liliane Chandler and Savannah Simcoe (Grades 7-12)
And our annual "Spirit of LSA" award went to a leader on the Grade 7-12 team who showed consistent commitment to training, was an ambassador for the LSA in all respects, and a role model for all LSA athletes
Ainsley Harriott