posted 04/16/11 10:51 AM | updated 04/16/11 10:00 PM

Local Athlete Wins British National Championship

Jordan wins GS Championship

SVSEF’s Jordan and Jay Fitzgerald recently returned from Meribel, France, where they participated in the British National Children’s Alpine Ski Championships.  The Fitzgeralds maintain dual nationality and qualified for the championships after submitting their USSA points to the race organizers.  The national championships are limited to 90 boys and 60 girls, in the equivalent of the USSA’s J-3 and J-4 age categories, and consist of Super-G, GS and slalom competitions.

 

Though Great Britain is not a dominant ski nation at the World Cup level, most of the elite competitors attend race academies in the U.S., Austria, France or Italy.  Jay remarked, “The competition was extremely strong, especially in slalom because the British skiers train on indoor snow or artificial slopes all year.”

 

Despite very poor snow conditions, the championships were held in the same race arena that was used for the women’s alpine events during the 1992 Albertville Olympics.  Jordan placed 1st in GS, 2nd in slalom and DNF in Super-G.  Jay placed 9th in GS, 27th in slalom and 17th in Super-G.  Though both SVSEF racers were without British qualification points, and started each race at the end of the bib order, they demonstrated exceptional athleticism to succeed under such difficult circumstances. 

 

Jordan was awarded the gold medal and the Hillend Salver perpetual trophy as the fastest girl in the GS competition. She was awarded a silver medal in slalom by His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. 

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