Round One - Aug 7 - ACT 5/15km Championships
Round Two - Aug 15 - Australian 15/30km Championships
Round Three - Aug 19 - Australian 5/10km Championships
Round Four - Aug 21 - Australian 10/15km Championships
Round Five - Aug - 28 - Kangaroo Hoppet 42km

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Congratulations to Grame Bottomley of Mt Beauty
 

Graeme's team Saints Supreme came from behind to win Ski Team 99, the first team to win overall without winning an individual round. In fact, Saints Supreme only made it into the top ten once, in Round Two, a round where two of his skiers did not even start. Graeme wins a breakfast for two at the Mt Beauty Bakery (lucky he lives in the right place), and either a One Planet "Street Cam" Gortex Jacket or an Adventure Designs "Chameleon" Jacket, from the CSE Great Outdoors Centre in Canberra.
 
 

Ski Team '99 Overall Winning team:
Saints Supreme - Coach: Graeme Bottomley

Skiers	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
Ben Derrick	100	100	100	100	15
Belinda Phillips	60	80	50	80	40
Nick Almoukov	40	60	32	45	45
Robyn Rodd	0	0	40	60	45
Esther Bottomley	50	0	45	0	0
Total	250	240	267	285	145

SKI TEAM '99 - Final Standings

 

Place	Team	Coach	Points
1	Saints Supreme	Graeme Bottomley	1187
2	PV Stars	Jeannette Korten	1173
3	You're not a God, You're a Birthday Cake	Alex Webb	1169
4	Jane's Jacket	The King	1162
5	Team 1	Deb Godsmark	1145
6	Round 4	Allan Marsland	1137
7	The Goats	The Goatmaster	1124
8	I want a Big Foot	Michal Trnka	1124
9	Just For Fun	Ronice Goebel	1112
10	LL2	Leanne Laajoki	1104

Overall Placings

As predicted, the performances of Robyn Rodd and Nick Almoukov in the final round played a major role in determining the final winner. Both skiers placed fifth, providing 90 points to catapult Saints Supreme into the top position. Front runner You're not a God, You're a Birthday Cake managed only 55 points in the final round, with only two of it's skiers managing to finish the 42km Hoppet. Congratulations to all participants in Ski Team 99, if you are passing through Canberra don't forget to drop in to CSE Great Outdoors to see the jacket that you didn't win.

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Round One - Aug 7 - ACT 5/15km Championships

Congratulations to Lois Marsland of Mt Beauty Victoria for winning the first round of Ski Team '99. The key to success of her team FLAKE was the selection of value for money skiers Leon Spiller and Esther Bottomley. It was a very competitive round however, with 4 teams within 5 points at the top of the table. Lois wins an Elephant's foot from the Mt Beauty Bakery and a pair of Speed Kills sunglasses. Ski Team '99 moves now to Mt Hotham and the Australian Championships beginning next weekend.

 

Round One Winning team:
FLAKE - Coach: Lois Marsland

Skiers	Value	Points
Finn Marsland	200	80
Leon Spiller	40	60
Amy Hunt	110	45
Katie Calder	120	80
Esther Bottomley	20	50
Total	490	315

Round One - Top Ten Teams

 

Place	Team	Coach	Points
1	Flake	Lois Marsland	315
2	MayBee Team	Judy Bottomley	312
3	WannaBee Team	Judy Bottomley	312
4	Benny's House of Pain	Allison McArdle	310
5	Team Wanaka Magic 3	Cindy Adair	304
6	Saints Forever	Graeme Bottomley	292
7	You're not a God, You're a Birthday Cake	Alex Webb	292
8	Team Flamingo	Jeannette Korten	290
9	Ski-aholics	Brooke L'Huillier	275
10	Nomesnominees	Naomi Bottomley	274

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Round Two - Aug 15 - Australian 15/30km Championships

And the winner for Round Two - PV Stars from Jeannette Korten of Curtin in Canberra. The usual deal, Jeannette recieves a pair of Speed Kills sunglasses and a voucher for an Elephant's Foot at the Mt Beauty Bakery. With four individual place-getters, PV Stars did not even require the services of NSW junior Liesl Redmond, who did not travel south for the women's 15km. PV Stars also move into second place in the overall standings amd running for the Jacket from CSE in Canberra.

 

Round Two Winning team:
PV Stars - Coach: Jeannette Korten

Skiers	Value	Points
Ben Derrick	200	100
Nick Almoukov	90	60
Liesl Redmond	20	0
Leanne Laajoki	60	60
Belinda Phillips	130	80
Total	500	300

Round Two - Top Ten Teams

 

Place	Team	Coach	Points
1	PV Stars	Jeannette Korten	300
2	You're not a God, You're a Birthday Cake	Alex Webb	280
3	LL2	Leanne Laajoki	272
4	The Goats	The Goatmaster	261
=4	I want a Big Foot	Michal Trnka	261
6	Just For Fun	Ronice Goebel	240
=6	Salt Lake City Reps	Michal Trnka	240
=6	Nomesnominees	Naomi Bottomley	240
=6	Jane's Jacket	The King	240
=6	Saints Supreme	Graeme Bottomley	240

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Round Three - Aug 19 - Australian 5/10km Championships

With the highest round score so far, Chris's Cape has won the third round of Ski Team '99. The two top teams had the same secret ingredient - Cameron Morton, who came through with 80 valuable points. With Cameron skiing the remaining two races, Tricky Nicky will have a good chance of winning another Elephant's Foot from the Mt Beauty Bakery. The Speed Kills glasses are in the mail.

 

Round Three Winning team:
Chris's Cape - Coach: Tricky Nicky

Skiers	Value	Points
Ben Derrick	200	100
Robin Rodd	40	40
Katie Calder	120	80
Leanne Laajoki	60	29
Cameron Morton	40	80
Total	460	329

Round Three - Top Ten Teams

 

Place	Team	Coach	Points
1	Chris's Cape	Tricky Nicky	329
2	Neville's Destroyers	Neville Grant	295
3	Neville's Warriors	Neville Grant	289
4	The Diagnostic Associates	Dr Spank	289
5	MayBee Team	Judy Bottomley	289
6	WannaBee Team	Judy Bottomley	289
7	Team Flamingo	Jeannette Korton	287
8	Helen's Hopefuls	Helen L'Huillier	284
9	The Scream Team	Katie Calder	272
10	Ski-Aholics	Brooke L'Huillier	272

 

Round Four - Aug 19 - Australian 5/10km Championships

Controversy hits the fourth round of Ski Team '99! Initially it seemed that Esther Bottomley's team Esther 1 had won the round with the huge score of 338 points. Then close examination revealed that Esther had overspent the salary cap at the start of the season, having skier values totalling to 520 points. The Elephant's Foot and Speed Kills glasses instead go to The King and Jane's Jacket on 222 points. The next question is: Who is The King? The address of the coach was given as "I'll contact you." Mysterious.

 

Round Four Winning team:
Jane's Jacket - Coach: The King

Skiers	Value	Points
Belinda Phillips	130	80
Robin Rodd	40	60
Leanne Laajoki	60	50
Ben Derrick	200	100
Leon Spiller	40	32
Total	470	322

Round Four - Top Ten Teams

 

Place	Team	Coach	Points
1	Jane's Jacket	The King	322
2	Ian's Team Two	Ian Bottomley	314
3	You're not a God, You're a Birthday Cake	Alex Webb	298
4	Not All Silly	Ronice Goebel	298
5	Pick The Dark Horse	Jaffa Withers	298
6	Team 1	Deb Godsmark	294
7	M&M's	Allan Marsland	290
8	Hotch Potch	Lois Marsland	290
9	Just For Fun	Ronice Goebel	288
10	Team 2	Deb Godsmark	287

 

Round Five - Aug 28 - Kangaroo Hoppet 42km

As expected Hoppet specialty teams dominated the final round of Ski Team. Allan Marsland's inappropriately name Round 4 won very comfortably, tipping the first three Australian men and two of the top four Australian women in the 42km event. As the event organiser of the Kangaroo Hoppet, perhaps Allan had some inside information.

 

Round Five Winning team:
Round 4 - Coach: Allan Marsland

Skiers	Value	Points
Belinda Phillips	130	40
Robin Rodd	40	45
Finn Marsland	200	50
Nick Almoukov	90	45
Cameron Morton	40	80
Total	500	260

Round Five - Top Ten Teams

 

Place	Team	Coach	Points
1	Round 4	Allan Marsland	260
2	Hoppet Baby	Jeannette Korten	215
3	Hoppet Hotshots	Lois Marsland	200
4	Super Saints	Graeme Bottomley	186
5	Toyota 4-Runners	Paul Murray	173
6	Neville's Destroyers	Neville Grant	162
7	Combat Warrior	Dean Gray	159
8	Salt Lake City Reps	Michal Trnka	157
9	Team 3	Deb Godsmark	155
10	Just For Fun	Ronice Goebel	150

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