Africa hosts first-ever FIS alpine races
The first-ever FIS-sanctioned races held on the African continent took place Aug. 4-5, 2014 in Tiffindell, South Africa. The Tiffindell resort is situated on the border of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho in the Southern Drakensberg Mountain range.
On the schedule were a National Championship, a National Junior Championship, and two men’s slalom races.
The National Championship was won by Sweden’s Alexander Koell while 18-year-old Martin Pitterl of Austria took the title in the junior category. In the slalom competitions, Alexander Koell and Swede Tim Lindgren, currently enrolled at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, clocked the fastest times.
The starting lists with skiers from Sweden, Austria and Slovenia included six racers from South Africa.
From a snow perspective, there has been little or no natural snowfall in southern Africa during the 2014 ski season, but low temperatures have allowed Tiffindell as well as Afriski in Lesotho to carry out extensive snowmaking to open their pistes. In Tiffindell’s case, this is the longest-ever season thanks to a newly extended snowmaking area this season.
RESULTS
Men’s National Championship slalom – Aug. 4, 2014
1 | 5 | 502004 | KOELL Alexander | 1990 | SWE | 45.03 | 47.10 | 1:32.13 | 20.11 | |
2 | 13 | 561146 | MLINSEK Filip | 1988 | SLO | 45.30 | 47.53 | 1:32.83 | +0.70 | 25.58 |
3 | 4 | 54348 | PERTL Adrian | 1996 | AUT | 45.78 | 48.55 | 1:34.33 | +2.20 | 37.30 |
4 | 2 | 501384 | LINDGREN Tim | 1989 | SWE | 45.63 | 48.86 | 1:34.49 | +2.36 | 38.55 |
5 | 7 | 54434 | STEINER Klaus | 1997 | AUT | 47.94 | 47.56 | 1:35.50 | +3.37 | 46.45 |
6 | 9 | 570018 | SPEELMAN Sive | 1995 | RSA | 53.60 | 55.07 | 1:48.67 | +16.54 | 149.37 |
7 | 6 | 570020 | OLIVIER Francois | 1996 | RSA | 59.98 | 57.83 | 1:57.81 | +25.68 | 220.80 |
8 | 3 | 570021 | OLIVIER Matthys | 1996 | RSA | 1:02.14 | 59.50 | 2:01.64 | +29.51 | 250.73 |
9 | 14 | 570022 | MCIVOR Lee | 1996 | RSA | 1:05.52 | 1:01.29 | 2:06.81 | +34.68 | 291.14 |
Did not finish 2nd run | ||||||||||
1 | 570019 | WILSON Connor | 1996 | RSA | ||||||
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
12 | 561368 | DVORNIK Jaka | 1997 | SLO | ||||||
11 | 501351 | JOHANSSON Emil | 1988 | SWE | ||||||
10 | 54278 | PITTERLE Martin | 1995 | AUT | ||||||
8 | 570017 | DYWILI Tsotane | 1992 | RSA |
Men’s National Junior Championship slalom – Aug. 4, 2014
1 | 13 | 54278 | PITTERLE Martin | 1995 | AUT | 43.36 | 43.30 | 1:26.66 | 12.20 | |
2 | 12 | 502004 | KOELL Alexander | 1990 | SWE | 45.31 | 41.83 | 1:27.14 | +0.48 | 16.19 |
3 | 6 | 501384 | LINDGREN Tim | 1989 | SWE | 45.68 | 42.72 | 1:28.40 | +1.74 | 26.66 |
4 | 9 | 561368 | DVORNIK Jaka | 1997 | SLO | 44.47 | 44.56 | 1:29.03 | +2.37 | 31.89 |
5 | 4 | 561146 | MLINSEK Filip | 1988 | SLO | 43.55 | 46.36 | 1:29.91 | +3.25 | 39.20 |
6 | 8 | 54434 | STEINER Klaus | 1997 | AUT | 45.00 | 46.43 | 1:31.43 | +4.77 | 51.83 |
7 | 10 | 501351 | JOHANSSON Emil | 1988 | SWE | 46.98 | 46.41 | 1:33.39 | +6.73 | 68.12 |
8 | 1 | 570017 | DYWILI Tsotane | 1992 | RSA | 54.16 | 54.06 | 1:48.22 | +21.56 | 191.33 |
9 | 7 | 570019 | WILSON Connor | 1996 | RSA | 54.15 | 55.26 | 1:49.41 | +22.75 | 201.21 |
10 | 11 | 570021 | OLIVIER Matthys | 1996 | RSA | 55.37 | 56.08 | 1:51.45 | +24.79 | 218.16 |
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
14 | 570022 | MCIVOR Lee | 1996 | RSA | ||||||
5 | 570018 | SPEELMAN Sive | 1995 | RSA | ||||||
3 | 54348 | PERTL Adrian | 1996 | AUT | ||||||
2 | 570020 | OLIVIER Francois | 1996 | RSA |
Men’s FIS slalom 1 – Aug. 5, 2014
1 | 3 | 502004 | KOELL Alexander | 1990 | SWE | 42.60 | 42.07 | 1:24.67 | 17.86 | |
2 | 2 | 501384 | LINDGREN Tim | 1989 | SWE | 42.35 | 42.42 | 1:24.77 | +0.10 | 18.71 |
3 | 12 | 561146 | MLINSEK Filip | 1988 | SLO | 42.67 | 42.88 | 1:25.55 | +0.88 | 25.34 |
4 | 9 | 54278 | PITTERLE Martin | 1995 | AUT | 42.57 | 43.95 | 1:26.52 | +1.85 | 33.59 |
5 | 8 | 501351 | JOHANSSON Emil | 1988 | SWE | 44.59 | 42.52 | 1:27.11 | +2.44 | 38.61 |
6 | 4 | 561368 | DVORNIK Jaka | 1997 | SLO | 43.98 | 44.85 | 1:28.83 | +4.16 | 53.23 |
7 | 7 | 54434 | STEINER Klaus | 1997 | AUT | 44.96 | 45.62 | 1:30.58 | +5.91 | 68.12 |
8 | 1 | 570018 | SPEELMAN Sive | 1995 | RSA | 50.36 | 51.14 | 1:41.50 | +16.83 | 160.98 |
9 | 5 | 570019 | WILSON Connor | 1996 | RSA | 53.34 | 54.99 | 1:48.33 | +23.66 | 219.06 |
10 | 13 | 570020 | OLIVIER Francois | 1996 | RSA | 55.58 | 55.25 | 1:50.83 | +26.16 | 240.31 |
11 | 14 | 570022 | MCIVOR Lee | 1996 | RSA | 1:00.51 | 1:35.04 | 2:35.55 | +1:10.88 | 620.60 |
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
11 | 570017 | DYWILI Tsotane | 1992 | RSA | ||||||
10 | 54348 | PERTL Adrian | 1996 | AUT | ||||||
6 | 570021 | OLIVIER Matthys | 1996 | RSA |
Men’s FIS slalom 2 – Aug. 5, 2014
1 | 4 | 501384 | LINDGREN Tim | 1989 | SWE | 42.20 | 42.55 | 1:24.75 | 16.48 | |
2 | 5 | 502004 | KOELL Alexander | 1990 | SWE | 42.21 | 42.74 | 1:24.95 | +0.20 | 18.18 |
3 | 10 | 54278 | PITTERLE Martin | 1995 | AUT | 42.93 | 43.77 | 1:26.70 | +1.95 | 33.05 |
4 | 9 | 561146 | MLINSEK Filip | 1988 | SLO | 43.22 | 43.61 | 1:26.83 | +2.08 | 34.15 |
5 | 2 | 54348 | PERTL Adrian | 1996 | AUT | 44.15 | 43.89 | 1:28.04 | +3.29 | 44.43 |
6 | 3 | 561368 | DVORNIK Jaka | 1997 | SLO | 44.91 | 45.16 | 1:30.07 | +5.32 | 61.68 |
7 | 8 | 54434 | STEINER Klaus | 1997 | AUT | 45.34 | 45.40 | 1:30.74 | +5.99 | 67.37 |
8 | 6 | 570019 | WILSON Connor | 1996 | RSA | 53.89 | 54.39 | 1:48.28 | +23.53 | 216.38 |
9 | 13 | 570017 | DYWILI Tsotane | 1992 | RSA | 55.04 | 53.63 | 1:48.67 | +23.92 | 219.69 |
10 | 7 | 570020 | OLIVIER Francois | 1996 | RSA | 55.48 | 56.05 | 1:51.53 | +26.78 | 243.99 |
11 | 1 | 570021 | OLIVIER Matthys | 1996 | RSA | 56.62 | 56.62 | 1:53.24 | +28.49 | 258.52 |
12 | 14 | 570022 | MCIVOR Lee | 1996 | RSA | 1:00.58 | 59.17 | 1:59.75 | +35.00 | 313.83 |
Did not finish 2nd run | ||||||||||
11 | 570018 | SPEELMAN Sive | 1995 | RSA | ||||||
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
12 | 501351 | JOHANSSON Emil | 1988 | SWE |
Release courtesy of FIS