As most of you will know, the travel restrictions and health advisories have been extended and strengthened for British Columbia and Alberta. The December 1-6 trip to Whistler is no longer an option for us. We will move our plans to trips in January and early February 2021. For now, what is allowed is 1-on-1 Ice House training with our Head Coach Dennis Marineau. Please contact Sarah at slide@albertabobsleigh.ca if you are interested in participating.
Unfortunately, just hours before most of us were leaving, we had a call from Whistler Sliding Centre informing us about the Covid19 lockdown of the Vancouver and Whistler areas. Following the BC government's instruction, Whistler Sliding Centre has had to cancel our sliding for this week. We will make plans to head to Whistler again when we are allowed to travel. We are hopeful for the December 1-6 trip.
We held our 34th annual push competition on Sunday September 20th. Great to see so many athletes out from all levels of the sport. Winners of the women's competition were National team members Christine de Bruin and Janine McCue. Jess Hansen and Eden Wilson were a close second, with Emily Picket and Erica Voss capturing third place. On the men's side Taylor Austin and his brakeman Mark Mlakar out pushed a strong field. Derek van den Brink teamed up with Lascelles (King) Brown for a solid second place just squeezing ahead of Fabio Silva and Davidson Souza.
Join us on September 20th, directly following the ABA Push Competition (at approximately 4:30pm) for our Annual General Meeting and BBQ. This will be held at the ABA sled shed, near the finish dock. More info will be sent via email to all members.
If you would like to come out and try our exciting sport, there are many ways to get started.
Congratulations to Alberta athlete Christine de Bruin for piloting her Canadian sled to a bronze medal position in World Championships. Joining Christine was the powerhouse brakewoman Kristen Bujnowski, The pair put in 4 solid runs to stand on the World Championship podium at the very demanding Altenberg Germany track. They also finished ahead of top German hometown favourites! Alberta Bobsleigh is proud to be part of your journey.
Standing Long Jump testing.
Athletes running the 30m testing.
Congratulations to Alberta Bobsleigh's para athlete, Lonnie Bissonnette, for winning the World Cup overall AND the World Championships in Lake Placid New York. The Championship race was held at the end of March and Lonnie, the lone Canadian in the race, took the lead and never looked back.
