Vernon’s Katrina van Soest struck gold in Super G at the B.C. Alpine Ski Racing’s U16 Championships in Prince George.
Van Soest finished season race series eighth overall. The provincials consisted of three events – Super G, Giant Slalom and Slalom – featuring 130 athletes and six days of action.
This race series was also a test for the 2015 Prince George Canada Games.
Van Soest was 11th in the second Super G race, 21st and eighth in her two GS runs and 20th and 23rd in the slalom races.
The Vernon Ski Club sent a team of nine athletes consisting of first- and second-years.
Ravi Vliet, skiing with a sore back, was second in the first run of Giant Slalom but missed a gate in the second run resulting in a combined DNF.
Holly Clancy finished 14 positions higher than her start number in GS, while Keila Anderson was 17 spots higher than her start number in Slalom.
Gavin Donald was second in the first run of Slalom but missed a gate on his second run resulting in a combined DNF. He was fifth in the first GS race and 11th in the opening Super G race.
Christopher Richardson was 10th in the GS, while Langdon Kersey finished 17 positions higher than his start number, placing 21st in Super G.
Antony de Wet finished 21 positions higher than his start number ending up 24th in the GS, Taylor Clark was 13 digits higher than his start in GS ending up 29th, and Liam McGrath finished 23 positions higher than his start in GS ending up 23rd.
The Prince George Ski Club Race organizing committee put volunteers and athletes to the test dealing with daily snowfalls and cold temperatures to prepare and race.
