KATYA CREMA at world champs

one of our favourite 'chicks with stix' gals Katya was competing in the FIS Freestyle World Champs here in Park City in Ski X yesterday.

but things didnt exactly go according to plan... after a false start that saw the other 2 competitors in Katya's heat get a 10 metre head start, the race was run anyway... Katya came second but the other competitor (who got a big head start) complained and got a rerun !

kinda sucks for Katya who has been doing so well and getting PB's with each World Cup race recently.  especially sucks to see the competitor that you beat advance through the heats !

anyway... chin up Kats .. your time will come

Anna wins !

so happy for our very own Anna Segal who won GOLD at the inaugural slopestyle event here in Park City.

I managed to have a quick chat with Anna after her awesome win ! we were so excited and Anna was still a bit shell-shocked but totally elated.... after this she was heading off to ring her mum.....

Anna at the World Championships

so today was day one of the FIS Freestyle World Skiing Championships [#FFWSC11 is the hashtag for those of you on twitter] and our very own Anna Segal has made it through qualifiers and into the finals!

we are so proud of her.......it's a tough field out there with the absolute best of the best "slopestylers" in the world throwing it down!

this morning was a very brisk minus 18 and the event was delayed by about an hour.... the temps made the snow a little sticky and the course a little too slow which is kinda dangerous... these competitors need to go fast and get high !

Anna is on tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30 am. thats 3:30 am Friday morning in Australia. so say a little prayer before bed tonight gang....


pix: Andrew Clarke