JWSA 2001 Roller Ski Series

Race 1 - Saturday 31 March
Race 2 - Saturday 21 April
Race 3 - Saturday 26 May
Race 4 - Saturday 9 June

(Reports by Tim Greville)

Race 1 - Saturday 31 March
The first race of the 2001 Jindabyne Winter Sports Academy Roller Ski Race Series has been run and won. In the results I have included each individuals fastest time and the race in which they achieved it. Sprint racing however only depends upon times in the first race: the time trial. From there on placement and elimination are used. It is worthwhile noting that there are huge variations in roller ski and blade speed, as they are primarily training devices and therefore brands and models are mentioned. The races were held on a 465m, hot mix asphalt circuit (JWSA bike track) (2 laps for each race). Race points for the series are allocated from place in proportion to number of competitors. As a trial we are also running a clubs point score which is simply the sum of points from all club members. For the next race get your club members together !! The next event will be at 9 AM Jindabyne Winter Sports Academy on 21st April. All interested roller bladers and roller skiers interested.

The races were held in the following order:

1. Time trial (TT): 2 laps (2x465m): To determine Heat 1

2. Heat 1 (HI): 4 heats (3,3,3,2 pax), 1st 2 qualify.3rd into final 3 (F3)

3. Heat 2 (H2): 4 heats (2 pax), 1st into final (F), 2nd into repechage (F2)

4. Final: Top 4.

5. Repechage (F2): 2nd 4 run with…

6. Final 3 (F3): Remaining (start as wave behind F2)

The results:

Male

Place	Name	Class	Club	RS Type	Points	Fastest Lap	Fastest round
1st	Nick Almoukov	Roller Ski	Boonoona	Start - Skate	500	2:02	H1
2nd	Ben Sim	Roller Ski	Canberra Alpine	V2 - V30	250	2:05	F
3rd	Ben Darlington	Roller Ski	Team Darkhorse	V2 - V30	167	2:34	F
4th	John Sim	Roller Blade	-	-	125	2:37	F
5th	Andrew Circosta	Roller Ski	ACT Junior Team	Swed Ski Laser	100	2:35	TT

Female

Place	Name	Class	Club	RS Type	Points	Fastest Lap	Fastest round
1st	Sally Cunningham	Roller Ski	Canberra Alpine	Elpex	600	2:47	F2
2nd	Katie Calder	Roller Ski	Canberra Alpine	Start - Skate	300	2:47	F2
3rd	Colleen Blake	Roller Blade	Cooma Ski Club	-	200	2:45	F3
4th	Tara	Roller Blade	NSW Junior Squad	-	150	2:59	F3
5th	Holly Middleton	Roller Blade	Cooma Ski Club	-	120	2:54	H1
6th	Karina Ward	Roller Ski	-	V2 - V30	100	3:12	H1

 

CLUB RESULTS
Place	Club	Points
1st	Canberra Alpine Club	1150
2nd	Boonoona	500
3rd	Cooma Ski Club	320
4th	Team Darkhorse	167
5th	NSW Junior Squad	150
6th	ACT Junior Team	100

Race 2 - Saturday 21 April
The second race of the 2001 Jindabyne Winter Sports Academy Roller Ski Race Series has been skiied and won.

The conditions were wet and cool; this did not seem to slow the competitors greatly however. This event was a sprint event however due to the rain we had low numbers so only raced the time trial, heat 1 then the final (F) and repechage final (F2).

Notes on the results:

In the results I have included each individuals fastest time and the race in which they achieved it. Sprint racing however only depends upon times in the first race: the time trial. From there on placement and elimination are used. It is worthwhile noting that there are huge variations in roller ski and blade Speed, as they are primarily training devices and therefore brands and models are mentioned. The races were held on a 465m, hot mix asphalt circuit (JWSA bike track) (2 laps for each race). Race points for the series are allocated from place in proportion to number of competitors. As a trial we are also running a clubs point score which is simply the sum of points from all club members.

The races were held in the following order:

1. Time trial (TT): 2 laps (2x465m): To determine Heat 1
2. Heat 1 (HI): 4 heats (3,3,3,2 pax), 1st 2 qualify.3rd into final 3 (F3)
3. Final: Top 4 from heat 1
4. Repechage (F2)
5. Handicap (not counting toward series points)

The results:

ACTAS athlete Katie Calder from Canberra Alpine Club won the women's event easily. NSWIS athlete Matt O'Rourke from Boonoona Ski Club placed first just ahead of fellow NSWIS athlete Chris Darlington (also from Boonoona Ski Club) in the men's.

Male

Place	Name	Class	Mode	Club	RS Type	Points	Fastest	Race
1st	Matt O'Rourke	Open	Roller	Boonoona	K2	600	2:00	F
2nd	Chris Darlington	Open	Roller	Boonoona	V2 scooter	300	2:03	F
3rd	Nick Almoukov	Open	Roller	Boonoona	Start - Skate	200	2:04	F
4th	Ben Sim	Open	Roller	Canberra Alpine	V2 - V40	150	2:10	F
5th	Adam Forsdyke	Open	Roller	Team Darkhorse	Elpex Wasa 610	120	2:36	HC
6th	Alex Almoukov	Novice	Roller	NSW Junior	?	100	3:45	H1

Female

Place	Name	Class	Mode	Club	RS Type	Points	Fastest	Race
1st	Katie Calder	Open	Roller	Canberra Alpine	Start - Skate	200	3:07	F2
2nd	Caitlin Parkyn	Novice	Roller	NSW Junior	V2 - V40	100	3:26	F2

CLUB RESULTS
Place	Club	Points
1st	Boonoona	1150
2nd	Canberra Alpine	350
3rd	Team Darkhorse	250
4th	NSW Junior Squad	167
5th	Cooma Ski Team	0
5th	ACT Junior Team	0

Boonoona had a big day with three male placegetter in a larger male field than race 1 and hence better points.

HANDICAP:

Adam Forsdyke (Bolt) from Team Darkhorse won the handicap skiing his best time for the day to win 6 seconds ahead of Matt O'Rourke. Handicap was worked out from fastest heat and final times

Place	Name	Start Penalty	Finish Time	Actual Time
1st	Adam Forsdyke	1:03	3:39	2:36
2nd	Matt O'Rourke	1:45	3:45	2:00
3rd	Chris Darlington	1:42	3:48	2:06
4th	Nick Almoukov	1:41	3:50	2:09
4th	Ben Sim	1:35	3:50	2:15
4th	Katie Calder	0:38	3:50	3:12
7th	Caitlin Parkyn	0:19	3:53	3:34
8th	Alex Almoukov	0:00	4:16	4:16

THE SERIES:

With 2 races to go and 2 done several skiers not competing in both of the last two events the series is still wide open. Nick Almoukov is the current leader after race both events on 700 points, however Matt O'Rourke's strong result and good points after only one event put him in a good position. In the women's Katie Calder falls just short of the leading points, fellow ACTAS and Canberra Alpine Club member Sally Cunningham leads despite not having raced Race 2 (the points in Race 1 were good due to a larger field).

(No table here until Tim sends it in a better format!)

CLUB SERIES POINTS

With Boonoona's strong performance and turnout in Race 2 they have snared the lead from Canberra Alpine Club. The next event will be at 9 AM Jindabyne Winter Sports Academy on 26th May. All interested roller bladers and roller skiers are invited. Make a team or join your club members (numbers count as much as results every competitor earns points towards you club).

CLUB SERIES POINTS
Place	Club	Points
1st	Boonoona	1600
2nd	Canberra Alpine	1500
3rd	NSW Junior Squad	350
4th	Cooma Ski Team	320
5th	Team Darkhorse	287
5th	ACT Junior Team	100

Race 3 - Saturday 26 May
On Saturday 26th May the track at Jindabyne Winter Academy of Sport and Recreation saw some great action, with over 20 participants in the days event. The roller ski series race # 3 kicked off with the seeding time trails, heats then final. In the afternoon an exciting new Faezor Biathlon competition was held.

The Faezor Biathlon introduced 25 people to the art of laser target and cross country skiing. This completely harmless (eye-safe laser pulse) and fully electronic system is based upon and used in training for the Olympic Sport of Biathlon. This is the first event held in Jindabyne and due to the success and popularity will hopefully be the first of many.

The JWSA 2001 Roller Ski Series final will be held on Saturday 9th June, commencing at 9 am at Jindabyne Winter Academy of Sport. The Faezor Biathlon event will be held following the sprint finals.

The results:

Sorry no table of results for any of these categories, it's too much hard work tonight. If you are really keen at can download it, look at the word document.

MENS

With the large number of starters the races points, particularly for the men were high. Heats and finals were hotly contested from the NSWIS skiers through to those new to cross country skiing. New record times were broken with Mathew O'Rourke averaging about 30 km/hr in winning the final. An outstanding result from master athlete Friedl Bartsch took him into 4th place.

WOMENS

Minna Pasenen (originally from Finland) smashed the women's record by about 20 seconds. Minna also raced a very close heat with the eventual male second place getter, Nick Almoukov (NSW). The series leader ACTAS athlete Sally Cunningham (still recovering from illness) raced hard early however faded back to 4th in the finals. Junior Kirsty Patton showed great promise on roller blades with her 3rd place.

CLUBS

The ever-strong Boonoona Ski Club comfortably won the Club competition. Canberra Alpine dropped out of the places for the first time, missing the usual strong performances from NSW State Team member Ben Sim (absent) and Sally Cunningham. Cooma ski club made a strong showing, thanks to great results from ACT Team member Holly Middleton and NSW Team member Keiran Step. New contender Snowy Mountains Grammar School showed the benefit of a larger number of members in the race and the Kirsty's great result to place third.

FAEZOR BIATHLON

This event started with two laps on roller skis followed by a laser target session. The target session involved 5 chances to hit the target, with every missed shot incurring an extra penalty loop. This was repeated four times, finishing on a target session (and subsequent penalty loops).

The Faezor Biathlon event was hotly contested with changes in places happening after every target session. NSWIS athlete Chris Darlington lead from the outset with good target sessions (faster in and out and fewer penalty loops incurred). Nick Almoukov and Matt O'Rourke followed close behind. During the final session Chris lost concentration and incurred more penalty loops than Nick. Chris left to rollerski his penalty loops with a lead on Nick however despite pushing the pace Chris could not make up the difference in penalty loops and finished close behind Nick. Nick won the event with Chris second and Matt third. Minna Pasenan easily won the women's event.

THE SERIES

MEN

Due to the high points from race # 3 the points gained have caused several shifts in the table. NSWIS athlete Matt O'Rourke has gained a strong lead, with NSWIS and NSW Team coach Nick Almoukov with a good grip on second place coming into the finals on June 9th. Several skiers made big indents in the table after only racing in race #3, Friedl Bartsch for example moved into 6th overall and 1st master.

WOMEN

Similar shifts occurred in the women's result list with Minna Pasenan moving into second place after only one race. Sally Cunningham still holds the lead and Fellow ACTAS athlete Katie Calder (absent in race #3) has a hold on 3rd place.

 

Race 4 - Saturday 9 June
On Saturday 9th June the final of the 2001 JWASR Roller Ski and Faezor Biathlon Race Series was held with record numbers attending. With 35 competitors in the Sprint races and the Faezor Biathlon the Jindabyne Winter Academy of Sport and Recreation bike track was a hive of activity. With the success of these events we look forward to running similar event over summer, until then see you on snow! There were several competitions held: Men's and Women's Sprints, a handicap event, and 5 different Faezor Biathlon events.

For all the results, download the word document or email Tim Greville.

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