SPORT PROFILE – SNOWBOARD
Every day of the 2015 Canada Winter Games, Team Alberta will publish a sport profile, featuring its
athletes to watch, coaches, and sport information. Today’s feature is SNOWBOARD.
Team Alberta Athletes
 Taylor DAVIES (Red Deer) (Female)
 Kennedi DECK (Grande Prairie) (Female)
 Hayley DROVER (Calgary) (Female)
 Lola KUTCHER (Calgary) (Female)
 Kira LENGKEEK (Airdrie) (Female)
 Maren THOMPSON (Calgary) (Female)
 Jaden BOS (Calgary) (Male)
 Mac COOK (Calgary) (Male)
 Jake FACH (Calgary) (Male)
 Joshua REEVES (Calgary) (Male)
 Christian STRONACH (Calgary) (Male)
 Logan ZENERT (Innisfail) (Male)
Team Alberta Coaches/Staff
 Karine Daze (Calgary) (Female)
 Matt Haines (Calgary) (Male)
 Alison Vizina (Calgary) (Female)
ATHLETES TO WATCH
Kira-Nicole LENGKEEK (Airdrie): Riders on Board… Competes in Halfpipe and Slopestyle … First Place at
2014 Canadian National's in Junior Halfpipe … Fifth Place at 2014 Canadian National's in Junior Slopestyle
… First Place at 2014 Alberta Provincials in Halfpipe … Second Place at 2014 Alberta Provincials in
Slopestyle… First Place at 2012 Alberta WInter Games, Banked Slalom … Second Place at 2012 Alberta
Winter Games, Slopestyle… Received the 2014 Canadian Nationals "Top Gun Award" given to the best
overall freestyle athlete (for both Halfpipe and Slopestyle combined)… under consideration to be
selected by Canada Snowboard to compete at the Junior World Championships in Yabuli, China… She has
played competitive soccer as a goalie… Kira-Nicole was born in Smithers, BC and lived in Prince George
before moving to Alberta. She continues to spend a lot of time ATVing, dirt-biking, kayaking, fishing and
hiking with family in the Prince George area…
SPORT INFORMATION
Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom … Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom… Women’s Snowboard cross… Men’s
Snowboard cross… Women’s Slope Style… Men’s Slope Style…
Alpine - Parallel Giant Slalom
The most notable change in 2002 was that the Giant Slalom discipline contested in 1998 had been
changed to a dual event - the Parallel Giant Slalom. PGS features head-to-head competition. All
competitors race the clock in the qualification round and the fastest 16 racers advance to the elimination
round. These 16 competitors battle it out on two, side-by-side courses. After run one, the riders switch
courses and in run two, the gate of the person that won the first race opens first, equivalent to the
amount of time they led by. This ensures that the second run of each round really is a ‘first past the post’
race. The winner after the second race advances to repeat the process while the other heads to the
stands to watch the outcome.
Snowboardcross
This Olympic discipline sees competitors race through a course that features banked turns, terrain
changes and jumps. It truly tests a rider’s all-around skills – and nerve. Each rider races the course solo at
first, and the fastest times determine the start order for the knock-out rounds. The elimination rounds
then see FOUR riders in the start gate at the same time and racing together on the same course, with the
fastest two advancing on to each next round. A four-rider final determines the medal positions.
Freestyle - Slopestyle
This newest discipline to the world cup circuit has gained huge popularity in the past few years. Riders
compete individually on a course containing a variety of large jumps, terrain features and rails. They are
expected to flow smoothly from start to finish without stopping and the judges look for similar criteria as
they do in the halfpipe.
PREVIOUS RESULTS (last two Canada Games)
 2011: 0 Medals (0 GOLD, 0 SILVER, 0 BRONZE)
 2007: 5 Medals (2 GOLD, 3 SILVER, 0 BRONZE)
SPORT SCHEDULE
 February 24: Parallel Giant Slalom (Men/Women)
 February 27: Slopestyle (Men/Women)
 February 28: Snowboardcross (Men/Women)
SPORT VENUE
Tabor Mountain Ski Resort
ELIGIBILTY
For the Parallel Giant Slalom event, eligible athletes must be 21 and under as of February 13, 2015.
Minimum age at this date is 15….For the Snowboard Cross event, eligible athletes must be 21 and under
as of February 13, 2015. Minimum age at this date is 15… For the Slope Style Event, eligible athletes must
be 19 and under as of February 13, 2015. Minimum age at this date is 13.
TECHNICAL PACKAGE
Technical Package: Snowboard
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Media inquiries may be directed to:
Guy Napert-Frenette
Media Liaison, Team Alberta
(403) 669-5015 (mobile)
Email: [email protected]