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d'Arcy Baxter

Australian Junior Team

Date of Birth:  26th December, 1989
Ski Club:  Cooma Ski Club/NSW XC Ski Team
Coach:  Nick Almoukov
Year Started Skiing: 1992
Home Town: Berridale, NSW
Home Resort: Perisher Valley
Favourite Resort:  Wild Wings, Vermont USA
Height: 168cm
Weight:68kg
Occupation: Student


 
 

Ultimate Training Session: A 3 hour tour with the Stratton nordies on the Catamount trail, Vermont USA

Loves: Cooking, travelling, film, art and languages.

Hates: Being sick and red & brown klister.

Other interests: Writing, film making and reading good books.

Favourite Meal: Roast lamb or laksa.

Favourite Movie: Somersault, Pulp Fiction and Sin City.

Favourite TV show: ABC News

Favourite CD(s): The Killers, Faitless, gl6be

Last book read: The Body In The Libarary: A History of Medicine in Literature.

Who I most want to go skiing with: Rowan Gillies

Ultimate dream: To compete at World Cup/Olympic level for a while, then become a surgeon.


Competitive history: 

Year

Competition

Distance/Style

Place

2006

Joey Hoppet

7km Freestyle

1st

2006

Australian Championships

5km Classic

5th (3rd AUS)

2006

Australian Championships

5km Freestyle

8th (6th AUS)

2006

Australian Junior Championships

5km Classic

2nd U18 (1st AUS)

2006

Australian Junior Championships

5km Freestyle

3rd U18 (2nd AUS)

2006

Australian Championships

10km Classic

4th (1st U18)

2006

Australian Championships

Sprint Freestyle

6th (3rd U20)

2006

VIC Sprint

Sprint Classic

4th (3rd U20)

2006

NSW Championships

5km Freestyle

5th (1st U18)

2006

Act Championships

4km Classic

2nd (1st U18)

2005

Joey Hoppet

7 km Freestyle

3rd

2005

Australian Championships

15 km Classic

4th

2005

Australian Championships

10 km Freestyle

6th

2005

Australian Sprint Championships

Sprint

1st U16

2005

Australian Championships

5 km Freestyle

2nd U20

2005

Australian Championships

5 km Classic

4th U20

2005

Eastern North American Juinor II Sprint Championships

Sprint

8th

2005

Eastern North America Junior II Championships

5 km Classic

8th

2004

Australian Junior Championships

5km Freestle

4th

2004

Australian Junior Championships

5km Classic

4th

2004

Joey Hoppet

7km Freestyle

3rd

2004

Slovakia Sprint Cup

Sprint Freestyle

4th

2003

Australian Junior Championships

2.5km Classic/2.5km Freestyle Combined

1st U14

2003

Australian Junior Championships

Sprint Freestyle

3rd U16

2003

Marbacher Jugendlanglauf, Switzerland

5km Freestyle

13th

2003

St Jakob Volkslanglauf, Austria

4km Freestyle

1st

2003

Dutch Championships

Combined

1st U14

2002

Australian Junior Championships

2.5km Classic/2.5km Freestyle Combined

3rd U14

2001

ACT Junior Championships

2.5km Freestyle

3rd U14


Equipment:

Skis - Fischer, Peltonen& Rossignol
Poles -Exel
Boots - Salomon 
Bindings - Salomon

                   
Personal Sponsors:  Mum & Dad, thanks to Manuela & the Future Olympians Scholarship, and thanks to Bolt for lending me super fast skis!

 

Updated September 2006


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