Alpine Canada Names National Team for Coming Season

Following up on success over the past quadrennial, Alpine Canada is pleased to announce its nominations for the Canadian Ski Team for the 2018-19 season. Alpine Canada will continue its pursuit of international podium success at World Cups, World Championships, and Olympic Winter Games.

Athletes have been nominated to the team having met selection criteria and/or coaches’ discretion and/or invited to participate in selected camps and competitions.

2018-19 CANADIAN ALPINE SKI TEAM NOMINATION
World Cup Women – Senior
Ali Nullmeyer (Georgian Peaks, Ont.; 21/08/98)
Amelia Smart (Panorama Ski Club, B.C.; 1/08/98)
Candace Crawford (Georgian Peaks Ski Club, Ont.; 11/03/94)
Erin Mielzynski (Georgian Peaks Ski Club, Ont. ; 25/05/90)
Laurence St-Germain (St. Férrol-les-Neiges, Que.; 30/05/94)
Marie-Michèle Gagnon (Mont-Orignal, Que.; 24/04/89)
Mikaela Tommy (Edelweiss, Que.; 10/05/95)
Roni Remme (Alpine Ski Club, Ont.; 14/02/96)
Stefanie Fleckenstein (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C.; 6/09/97)
Valérie Grenier (Mont-Tremblant, Que.; 30/10/96)

World Cup Men – Senior
Benjamin Thomsen (Invermere, B.C.; 25/08/87)
Broderick Thompson (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C.; 19/04/94)
Brodie Seger (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C.; 28/12/95)
Cameron Alexander (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C.; 31/05/97)
Dustin Cook (Mont Ste-Marie, Que.; 11/02/89)
Erik Guay (Mont-Tremblant, Que.; 5/08/81)
Erik Read (Banff Alpine Racers, Alta.; 31/05/91)
Jack (James) Crawford (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C./ Georgian Peaks Ski Club, Ont.; 03/05/97)
Jeffrey Read (Banff Alpine Racers, Alta.; 1/09/97)
Manuel Osborne-Paradis (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C.; 8/02/84)
Morgan Megarry (Craigleith Ski Club, Ont.; 26/05/93)
Philip Brown (Craigleith Ski Club, Ont.; 9/11/91)
Riley Seger (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C.; 21/04/97)
Sam Mulligan (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club, B.C.; 20/02/97)
Simon Fournier (Mont-Tremblant, Que.; 26/05/97)
Trevor Philp (Banff Alpine Racers, Alt.; 1/05/92)

Development Team Women

Marina Vilanova (Mont-Tremblant, Que.; 2/02/99)
Sierra Smith (Mont St-Marie, Que.; 17/03/00)
Cassidy Gray (Team Panorama, Alta.; 25/01/01)
Alyssa Hill (Team Panorama, Alta.; 14/06/01)

Development Team Men
Asher Jordan (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C.; 23/11/99)
Declan McCormack (Osler Bluff Ski Club, Ont.; 27/06/99)
Jamie Casselman (Team Panorama, Alta.; 17/05/00)
Liam Wallace (Sunshine Alpine Racers, Alta.; 03/09/99)
Max Kirshenblatt (Whistler Mountain Ski Club, B.C.; 04/07/98)
Pierre-Elliot Poitras (Sutton Ski Club, Quebec; 06/07/01)
Raphael Lessard (Bromont Ski Club, Quebec; 16/10/01)

Head Coaching Staff
Athletic Director: Martin Rufener
Team Operations: Amber Sinclair
Men’s Speed Head Coach: Burkhard Schaffer
Men’s Tech Head Coach: Dusan Grasic
Men’s Europa Cup Head Coach: John Kucera
Men’s Development Head Coach: Peter Rybarik
Women’s Development: Marie Eve Boulianne
Women’s Combi Head Coach: Manuel Gamper

The Alpine Canada Canadian Alpine Ski Team nomination guidelines can be viewed here.

Release courtesy of Alpine Canada