Afternoon everyone!
It’s no surprise that the first thing worth recapping on this week is the great news of Dan and Zoe’s Olympic qualification. It was announced on Wednesday morning and, despite not coming as a surprise, was definitely worth celebrating; not least for Dan and Zoe who’ve worked incredibly hard at getting themselves to this point. However, they haven’t been sitting back and revelling in their success, far from it.
Zoe Gillings
Zoe sent a stark reminder to the BOA selection committee last week when she scored a 3rd place in the World Cup event in Vars (France) on Saturday 21st Jan. It underlines that she’s getting back to her full race speed and naturally it has sent her confidence sky high. Zoe promptly went up the hill the following day and put in one of the fastest times in qualifying for the Europa Cup race. .
Zoe’s got a quiet build up to the Games from here. Her next competitive race will be on 17th Feb when the women take to course in Bardonecchia. BBC 2’s coverage is scheduled to begin at 12:30: they will screen the finals live. Eurosport will review the qualifying from 12:45 and go to the finals live at 13:00. Best to check times again on the day just to be safe!
Also, news just in: McDonalds will be posting a good luck message to Zoe on their giant screen in Piccadilly Circus during the Games. We gather that it will flash up intermittently so keep an eye out if you’re passing!
Dan Wakeham
Dan has pulled off a huge result in his qualification for the Games. This time last year he was being overlooked for a World Cup start and had to make do with the Europa Cup instead in order to justify his start place on the World Cup circuit. The result in Leysin has done him a world of good and reports coming back from the continent indicate that his riding has gone up a level in the last 10 days or so. Having qualified for the finals of the O’Neill Pro Freestyle in Avoriaz he decided to shoot over to Zermatt yesterday to take part in the Europa Cup halfpipe event out there. He was unlucky not to podium, coming in a close 4th. Dan’s schedule now involves him getting his travel weary body some rest before he makes his way over to Turin.
BBC 2’s coverage of the Men’s halfpipe finals kicks off at 12:45 on February 12th. Eurosport will commence their live coverage from 14:15. Again, times could well vary so keep checking.
Welcome: Rebecca Cullu
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Rebecca (sister to GB junior team member Sam) Cullum is the latest addition to the UK team. We’re really excited about the opportunity to work with one of the brightest stars in UK female snowboarding. At the age of 15 she is still competing in the junior ranks of the British scene but she’s making quite an impression. In 2004 she took home a stunning 4th place at the Burton European Open junior halfpipe event as well as cleaning up in every discipline at the Orange Brits in Les Deux Alpes. We look forward to bringing you more news on her developments very soon.
Murray Buchan
Murray’s talents have not gone un-noticed; rumours are that Spy optic (goggles) are making a move for our young ripper. We’ll keep you posted on developments.
Have a good weekend and keep your fingers crossed for bluebird sky and fresh tracks in the Alps next week as that's where I'm heading!
All the best
Jimmy
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