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Ben Sim

World Cup Team

Date of Birth:  30th July 1985
Nickname: Simbo
Ski Club:  Canberra Alpine Club
Coach:  Nick Almoukov
Year Started Skiing: 1996
Home Town: Bunyan Vale, NSW
Home Resort: Perisher Valley
Favourite Resort: Ruku-Kuusamo, Finland
Height: 179cm
Weight:67kg
Occupation: Athlete


Ultimate Training Session:Tractor tyre lifting intervals with Darlo.

Loves: Cooking and eating cakes and biscuits.

Hates: Everything about scrogging eaters.

Other interests: Surfing, sunbaking and professional tobogganing.

Favourite Meal: Anything to do with BBQ.

Favourite Movie: Waiting

Favourite TV show: Stripperella

Favourite CD: Kayne West, Late registration

Last book read: Taj Burrows book of Hot Surfing.

Who I most want to go skiing with: Steffi Boehler.

Ultimate dream: Shake hands with my team on an Olympic relay podium.


Competitive history: 

Year

Competition

Distance/Style

Place

2006

Kangaroo Hoppet

28km Freestyle

1st

2006

Australian Championships

10km Classic

1st

2006

Australian Championships

10km Freestyle

1st

2006

Continental Cup, New Zealand

10 km Freestyle

3rd

2006

Continental Cup, New Zealand

Sprint Freestyle

6th

2006

Continental Cup, New Zealand

15km Classic

2nd

2006

Australian Championships

Sprint Freestyle

4th (3rd AUS)

2006

Australian Championships

30km Freestyle

1st

2006

Victorian Championships

Sprint Classic

2nd

2006

ACT Championships

8km Classic

1st

2005

Kangaroo Hoppet

42km Freestyle

1st

2005

Australian Championship

10km Classic and 10km Freestyle

1st

2005

Australian Championship

Sprint Freestyle

1st

2005

World Junior Championship

Pursuit

35th

2005

World Junior Championship

Sprint Classic

32nd

2005

World Championship, Oberstdorf, Germany

Team Sprint

18th (9th in Semi-Final)

2005

World Championship, Oberstdorf, Germany

Sprint Classic

54th

2005

World Championship, Oberstdorf, Germany

15km Freestyle

80th

2004

Kangaroo Hoppet

42km Freestyle

2nd

2004

Australian Championships

15km Classic

1st

2004

Australian Championships

30km Freestyle

2nd

2004

Australian Championships

10km Classic

4th

2004

Australian Junior Championships

10km Classic and 10km Freestyle

1st

2004

World Junior Championships

10km Freestyle

34th

2003

Australian Championships

15km Classic

1st

2003

Australian Championships

30km Freestyle

2nd

2003

Australian Championships

10km Classic

2nd

2003

Australian Championships

10km Freestyle

5th (4th AUS)

2003

Australian Championships

Sprint

1st

2003

Australian Junior Championships

10km Classic

1st

2003

Australian Junior Championships

10km Freestyle

2nd (1st U18)

2003

Australian Junior Championships

Sprint

1st

2003

ACT/NSW Championships

10km Freestyle/10km Classic

1st

2003

Australian Birkebeiner

14km Freestyle

1st

2003

KAC Classic

4km Freestyle

1st

2003

World Junior Championships

30km Freestyle

25th

2003

World Championships, Val di Fiemme

15km Classic

66th

2003

Swiss Cup, Marbach

10km Classic

1st Under 18

2003

Swiss Cup, Marbach

10km Freestyle

7th

2002

Australian Championships

10km Freestyle

1st

2002

Australian Championships

15km Classic

3rd (2nd AUS)

2002

Australian Championships

Sprint

7th (6th AUS)

2002

Victorian Championships

10km Classic

2nd

2002

Australian Junior Championships

10km Freestyle

3rd (1st U18)

2002

Australian Junior Championships

10km Classic

1st

2002

Australian Junior Championships

Sprint

2nd

2002

Australian Birkebeiner

21km Freestyle

2nd

2002

KAC Classic

9km Freestyle

1st

2002

NSW Championships

15km Classic

1st

2001

Australian Junior Championships

10km Freestyle

1st

2001

Australian Junior Championships

10km Classic

1st

2001

Australian Birkebeiner

21km Freestyle

1st

2001

Australian Championships

15km Classic

6th

2001

Australian Championships

10km Freestyle

8th

2001

NSW Championships

15km Freestyle

3rd

2001

KAC Classic

8.6km Freestyle

1st

2001

NSW/ACT Junior Championship

10km Classic/Freestyle

1st

2000

Australian Birkebeiner

21km Freestyle

5th

2000

Australian Junior Championships

10km Freestyle

3rd M16

2000

Australian Junior Championships

10km Classic

2nd M16

2000

Australian Championships

10km Classic

6th

2000

Australian Championships

15km Freestyle

9th

2000

NSW Junior Championships

5km Classic

2nd

2000

NSW Junior Championships

5km Free

1st


Equipment:

Skis - Fischer
Poles -Toko
Boots - Fischer 
Bindings - Salomon

                   
Personal Sponsors:  Smith Eyewear, Fischer, NSW Institute of Sport, Canberra Alpine Club and Rhytm snow sports.

Updated October 2006


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