Hi all! What a great season! I do a quick overview of last season: what a summer it was! Let's take a quick look over the past season: it snowed significantly in the United States, with
record snowfall recorded in California (it seems that Mammoth Mountain will be open until July 4, the American national holiday!).It snowed heavily in the USA, with record snowfall in California (I have heard that the Mammoth Mountain is going to be open until 4 July, national day USA).My investment and financial sacrifices to school
Nor-Am Cup circuit has paid. I take 2 victories in slalom, one in Val-Saint-Côme, Quebec and one in the final at Whistler Mountain in Canada (see below).My financial investment and time to a classroom sacrifices to attend the Nor-Am Cup circuit paid off. He earned two victories in slalom, one in Val-Saint-Côme, Quebec and one in the final of the Whistler Mountain, Canada (see below).
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5 FIS race and 5 podiums.I won 5 races FIS and made 5 podiums.
Park City Slalom Podium, academician January
2011 FIS giant slalom podium Winter Park, Colorado, December 2010an great experience in Turkey with a selection of
World University in Erzurum. The results were not at the rendezvous with two waterfalls and Giant Slalom and medium results in super-G and super combined Harvester. However, I would like to thank coach Loïc Le Quellec, athletes of the French delegation, skaters, skiers, snowboarders, skiercross and Alpine. A special thought for Jean-Luc Galavielle, Alpine coach with Loïc, who left us too early this spring. I will remember his good humor and his smile innefacable. Terrifying experience in Turkey with a selection for the Universiade in Erzurum. The results do not match my expectations with two zeros in slalom and GS and mediocre results in super-g and super combined. However, I would like to thank Loïc Le Quellec Alpine coach, athletes from the French delegation, skaters, skiers, snowboarders and Nordic alpiners. I have a special thought for Jean-Luc Galavielle, Alpine coach with Loic, who left us too early this spring. I will always remember his good cheer.
Alpine States and Richard black, my coach at Boulder
monitor challenge was an important moment in my season with a great atmosphere and fun to return to France, skiing for my massive: Les Sybelles, meeting with the homies "of age" and a nice 2° place in the final.The challenge was to monitor an important point of my season with a great atmosphere and the pleasure to be back in France, skiing for my mountain: les Sybelles, meeting some friends from back in the day and a beautiful 2° place at last.
Environment that sends wholesale! Thanks to les Sybelles supporters!And finally, a moment that I scored a lot and that rewards the 3 years of training, the (very) early morning Awakenings, fantastic life group: National University team won Championship in Stowe, with my team at the University of Boulder. So is best known in the United States for such a title, as much a Nor-Am victory more unnoticed, the reverse is true in France. This is due to the importance and the college sports media coverage for Americans. In any case, this title remains for me a great moment in my career, because it's a team effort, adding individual Alpine results + founders and permanent fear not to get down and lose the team.Finally, a moment that will forever remain in the memory and that rewarded three years of training, (very) early morning alarm clock, fantastic group life: the National Championship title won in Shoved in Vermont with my team from the University of Colorado in Boulder. When one is well recognized for such a title in the United States, was in victory Nor-Am Cup is practically unnoticed, in France, the opposite is true. This is due to the importance and the college sports media coverage for Americans. However, this title will remain for me a great moment in my career, because it is a team result, the addition of individual results alpiners + Nordic countries and fear of not making it to the finish, causing the loss of the title to the team.
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Coach Christophe Saïoni à l'intermédiaire de la station.
Un matin de géant sur la piste HalconA morning of giant slalom on the run Halcon.
Nous avons également participé à trois courses SAC (South American Cup, équivalent des Coupes d’Europe) donc avec des pénalités minimum de 6 points FIS ! Je rappelle que les points FIS déterminent le classement mondial, avec 6 points on est 30ème mondial dans la discipline. Il y avait donc deux géants et un slalom avec une belle participation puisque toutes les pénalités étaient autour de 6 (le chiffre magique !). Le premier géant ne se passe pas super bien pour moi, je sors en première manche après avoir trop tendu une trajectoire dans le mur. Je retourne donc à l’entrainement et laisse les copains finir la journée. Nils Allegre est notre meilleur représentant : il finit 4ème avec un beau 12 points à la clef. Le deuxième géant se passe beaucoup mieux pour moi malgré une première manche moyenne et le 14ème temps, je ne suis qu’à 7 dixièmes de la deuxième place. J’engage la deuxième manche à fond et ça passe : je remonte premier, score un 6 et divise ma meilleure perf en géant par 2 ! Le dernier jour de course à lieu le slalom, le canadien Cousineau réalise une belle première manche, je suis à plus d’une seconde. J’essaie de rééditer la deuz de la veille mais une vilaine faute bas de mur m’enlève tout espoir. Pas de points aujourd’hui. Bravo à François Place pour sa belle 2ème place et les 6 points !We also raced in three SAC (South American Cup, equivalent to Nor-Ams) with 6 points minimum penalties! I recall that FIS points are used to set the world rankings, with 6 points one is ranked 30th in the discipline. So there were two GS and 1 slalom with a good participation since all the races were sanctioned by a 6 (the magic number!). The first GS didn’t go well for me as I skied out during the first run following a too direct line down the pitch. After that I went back to training waiting for my buddies to finish their day. Nils Allegre is the best Frenchy: ending up 4th with a nice 12 points. The second GS goes much better for me despite a mediocre first run with the 14th time, I’m only 7 tens out of the 2nd. I decide to charge during the 2nd run and it works: I come back to finish first, score a 6 and divide my best GS points by two! The slalom takes place the day after, the Canadian Cousineau throws down a good run, I’m more than one second out. I try to replicate what I did the day before but an ugly mistake at the bottom of the pitch takes out my hopes. No points today. Congrats to François Place who finishes 2nd and scores a 6!
Avant la reco de la 2ème manche du slalom.Before the second run inspection.
Le podium du 2ème géant. Avec Romed Baumann à gauche et Philip SchörghoferLa tension retombe le lendemain quand nous reprenons l’entrainement, mine de rien ça pompe beaucoup d’énergie les courses. Nous produisons tous du bon ski jusqu’à la fin du stage et on se tire la bourre dans les tracés parfois vicieux des coachs qui se sont donnés au moins autant que nous tous les jours(y’a pas de mauvais tracés, y’a que des mauvais skieurs). Au final ce stage m’a fait progresser dans les deux disciplines et je n’ai pas eu de pépin physique. D’ailleurs la présence de Fabrice Meunier Carus, notre kiné, s’est avérée décisive pour certains d’entre nous qui ont des problèmes de dos et autres. Cette nouvelle saison a bien démarrée et mon nouveau technicien Josselin Bouvier a magnifiquement remplacé Dylan Stary (parti avec Cyprien Richard et Mathieu Faivre à la Coupe du Monde).The tension felt during the races fades away the next day as we go back to training, I realize then how much energy is spent on race days. We produce good skiing sessions until the end of the camp while trying to beat each other in the sometimes vicious courses set by the coaches who gave themselves at least as much as us throughout the month (“there are no bad courses, only bad skiers”). To sum up, this camp helped me improve in both disciplines and I didn’t get bothered by injuries. By the way, the presence of Fabrice Meunier Carus, our physio/chiropractor, helped a great deal in taking care of those who have back and other problems. This season has started well and my new service man Josselin Bouvier has wonderfully replaced Dylan Stary (who left to work for Cyprien Richard and Mathieu Faivre in the WC group).
Mon technicien "bicheur beau gosse" Josselin BouvierMy service man, the andsome Josselin Bouvier.
Didier Mollier qui nous montre qui c'est qui a la classe ! Didier Mollier showing who's the classy guy !Place maintenant à un peu de repos et la reprise de l’entrainement physique avec Pete Mc Knight, notre prep physique. Prochain stage programmé à Mölltal vers le 20 octobre. Now it’s time for some rest and some more physical training with Pete McKnight, our strength and conditioning coach. Our next camp will be in Mölltal around October 20th.
