Monday 30 November 2009

2010 World Schools' Ski Championships selection for Brothers!!!

Daniel (age13)& Robert (age12) have both been selected by ESSKIA to represent England in a team of five racers at the 2010 World Schools' Ski Championships in Folgaria, Italy in March 2010. Robert will be the youngest member of the team and both boys will compete in slalom and giant slalom races organised by the International School Sport Federation.

Although the boys will be representing their country and will no doubt gain a great deal of experience from this event, the finances fall to the parents of the individuals concerned.

If anyone would like to kindly offer a financial contribution to support brothers Daniel & Robert at this prestigious event please contact us.

Tuesday 17 November 2009

Daniel's Website!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!

Please check it out on

www.danielpoth.co.uk

HUGE THANKS to all at Nialto services.

Sunday 15 November 2009

Daniel's website!

.......COMING SOON!.......

GB Children's Ski team international race change.

Daniel has been recently informed that his allocated race of Abetone in March 2010 has been changed to Andorra in January 2010. The Andorra Children's International race also has a Super G race as well as Slalom and Giant Slalom so he is looking forward to this opportunity of competing in his favourite discipline in Andorra.

Robert had already been selected to compete in Andorra so this means that both brothers will now be representing Britain at the same time!

Monday 19 October 2009

European Indoor Ski Racing Championships 2009


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This last weekend saw us competing in the European Indoor ski racing championships at the Chill Factore indoor snow centre in Manchester.European racers had travelled from Iceland, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England!(The race weekend happened to coincide with a visit to our Grandma up t' North again ....! She was really pleased to see us again as we saw her last weekend too when we travelled to Rossendale for the ESSKIA schools National ski racing finals with our school ski team!

Saturday was a qualifying race for bib start order in the Championship race the following day.Daniel skied 2 excellent runs placing him in 1st place in CH2. Robert also won his age group which placed him 1st in CH1. Another Dave Ryding fund raising dual slalom event was scheduled for the afternoon so Daniel & Robert teamed up with two other racers to make a great team. A fun time was had by all including the spectators and hopefully these little events are helping One of our TOP GB skiers to get to the 2010 winter olympics! After the prize giving, Daniel learnt that he had been drawn Bib no 1 for the following day. Don't think he stopped smiling all evening!!

17th / 18th October at Chill Factore


Sunday brought another early start around the M60.The racing competition in CH2 Boys was amazing, the times were so close and Daniel skied to 2nd Place. Robert kept up his consistancy in the CH1 age group and took the title of 2009 European CH1 Indoor Ski racing champion!!

Friday 25 September 2009

Representing Great Britain.

Early race allocations have been posted for squad members of the Great Britain Children's Ski Race Team.

Robert has been allocated the Andorra International race January 2010
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Daniel has been allocated the Abetone International race March 2010
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ESSKIA qualifying race at Welwyn

20th September
Mount Grace School entered the School Ski Race Team into the English Schools Ski Association races again for the 2nd year. Our regional qualifier was at Gosling Ski Slope so in true Mount Grace style we arrived early at the slope to set up the Gazebo and prepare for the days event. We even beat the Ski Bartlett shop which arrived just after us around 7.10am!!
The Racing commenced around 11.00am after practice, course inspections and meetings etc.
Our School is very grateful to Gosling Ski Centre for kindly providing two of our team with Skis, boots and poles.
Mount Grace were competing in the U16 age group and had a very successful day winning the age group by over 3 seconds. Mr Textbook supported the Boys very well at the top of the slope helping to slap the gunk on the skis whilst Mrs P gate judged and the other parents viewed the race biting their nails, recording the scores on the doors.
A great day was had by all and the weather was the biggest surprise by turning out to be rather warm and sunny!
On leaving the slope after the race we had a good chat with Bartletts mobile Ski Shop. Terry and Sally were both treated to a slice of Home made lemon drizzle cake. It is official... Terry is very impressed with Robert & Daniel's cake making abilities!!
A cake will be delivered to the shop on our next visit.

Mount Grace is through to the National Finals to be held in Rossendale in October. We can't wait for the journey up t'North in the School Mini Bus!! Just hope Sir has a new repertoire of songs to sing as he drives along. How come most welsh people sing so well?

Sunday 20 September 2009

Hemel Ski Race Club Championships 2009

19th September

The 20th Hemel Ski Racing Club Championship race was held in the Snow centre for the first time. SNOW & ROCK very kindly sponsor the winner of the CH2 and below age category (Male & Female).

The Male SNOW & ROCK sponsorship for 2009 was awarded to DANIEL POTH.

Robert was 1st place in CH1 & Daniel was 1st place in CH2

Daniel wins Snow & Rock sponsorship 2009

Thursday 27 August 2009

British 2009 Indoor Championships 23rd August.

CASTLEFORD XSCAPE INDOOR SLOPE.

Daniel 1st Place CH2 Indoor Champion

Robert 1st Place CH1 Indoor Champion

British Indoor CH2 & CH1 Champions 2009

Indoor Grand Prix Series race 9 22nd August

CASTLEFORD XSCAPE INDOOR SLOPE.

Daniel 2nd Place CH2

Robert 1st Place CH1

The Indoor Grand Prix Ski Race series is sponsored by SALOMON

Milton keynes SSE Grand Prix race 7 16th August

An Excellent days results!!

Daniel 1st CH2 (7th Overall)

Robert 1st CH1

Milton Keynes Club National 15th August

Daniel 3rd Place CH2

Robert 1st Place CH1

Indoor Grand Prix Series Races 8th /9th August

MANCHESTER CHILL FACTORe

Unfortunately, due to returning home a day later than expected from the GB Ski Camp. Our plans to travel to Manchester Chill Factore on the friday night for races 7&8 of the Indoor grand prix series went a bit pear shaped!
We landed at London City Airport on Saturday 8th August( Robert's Birthday) at
7.15am and Mum & Dad were there to meet us.
Our mission was to reach Manchester and hopefully just arrive before the 1st run course was pulled. We made the journey in 3hrs 15mins!!(but won't say who was driving!!) and arrived at 11.15 to be told that the 2nd course had just been set! Unfortunately we missed race 7.
We had fun taking part in the dual slalom in the afternoon then went to stay at our Grandma's house where we had a big party to celebrate as it was Robert's Birthday!!

After a good nights sleep we were back at Chill Factore bright and early ready for Race 8. After an ORBANA healthy energy drink and a sausage bap for breakfast, Daniel was lying in 2nd place in CH2 after Run 1. Daniel's strong second run catapulted him into 1st place and 10th position overall making a double whammy for the Poth Brothers as Robert won the CH1 age category also.

Saas Fee 26th July-7th August

We had a great time on the GB Children's Summer Ski Race Camp. We trained from 8.00am - 12.30pm every day and the snow on the glacier was excellent. We only lost one day due to serious bad weather when everyone had to get off the mountain as quick as possible.
Saas fee is a great place with fantastic views and lots of sports facilities. The coaching was excellent and we have gained alot from this camp and can't wait to go back.
Thanks to British Airways having a faulty plane for our return flight, we all spent the last night in a posh hotel in Geneva which was a perfect end to the camp and returned home a day later than expected.

Monday 27 July 2009

GB Children's Ski Race Team. Glacier Race Training Camp 2009.

July 26th 2009
Here we are at 4.45am just about to check our luggage in. We're off to Switzerland with the GB Children's ski race team on the summer training camp.We're really looking forward to getting out on the snow and working with the squad. We want to thank Mum & Dad, Grandma, Nagyi & Tata and all our friends who have sent us messages of support!
We've packed our ORBANA healthy energy drinks to keep us going and we'd just like to say a huge THANKS also to all at Bartletts, particularly Terry! Your help and assistance with our ski gear purchases is very much appreciated.
:) :)

Ready to check in then off to the Snow!

Monday 6 July 2009

British Indoor Grand Prix Series.

This weekend we were competing at the Hemel Snow Centre in Races 5 & 6 of the British Indoor grand prix series. We had early morning starts on both days as the Race office opened at 7am. This Ski Race series is organised by Graham & Cathy Beck from the Lions Ski Club.
This weekend was the first opportunity since the Centre opened in May for us to actually be allowed to compete on our home slope as a recent race held at Hemel disallowed us to take part saying that our seedpoints were too low so we were really excited and intrigued what it was going to be like to compete in a race on the slope where we train. It was GREAT!!!

British indoor grand prix series (Hemel) Robert had a great double whammy of a weekend with 1st place in the CH1 age category on both days.


Daniel skied to 3rd Place in CH2 in Race 5.
British indoor grand prix series (Hemel)

Wednesday 10 June 2009

Rocket Robert zooms to 1st place in CH1 at the Wycombe Club National.

We thankfully didn't get too wet at the Wycombe Club National last Saturday but we were competing at the Welwyn slope again and rain is always welcome there when racing, as the slope is so dry! A great course was set starting off on the mogul section and it actually caught both of us out as we were going too fast by the time we got to the first ridge on our 1st run. Rocket nailed run 2 and 3 keeping up his consistancy in his Children 1 age group and claimed podium success with the Gold medal.
We introduced some friends to the "Orbana" drink and pleased to say, most of them also experienced success in the race!! Special guest Ed Drake came along to award the winners at the prize ceremony. It was Great to chat to Ed and his Mum after the race and he took a bottle of Orbana to try out too!!

1st placed CH1 at Wycombe CN 2009

Saturday 30 May 2009

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Friday 29 May 2009

....There is nothing like a Dame....!

We met Dame Kelly Holmes at Athletics on Thursday! Brilliant that she came over to chat to us and show us her two Olympic medals. What an inspiration!

Dame Kelly meets the Poth Brothers.

Tuesday 21 April 2009

HAPPY NEWS!

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A fantastic double delight as Ski Racing Brothers DANIEL age 13 & ROBERT POTH age 11 have both been selected to the Great Britain Children's Ski Team 2009/2010.

Saturday 18 April 2009

MARVELLOUS MEDALS FROM MERIBEL!

We're back home now from France after competing in the Scottish Alpine Championships in Courchevel and the British Children's National Ski Racing Championships in Meribel.At the Scottish Champs Slalom Race 1, Daniel came CH1 3rd Place (7th overall)and Robert CH1 6th Place (13th overall) In Slalom Race 2 Daniel unfortunately Abandoned but Robert made the top 20 with a 7th Place in CH1.
As we were under the impression that both runs were to count for the championship we had no idea that Daniel had missed being presented with his CH1 3rd place medal until Big Nige informed us later in the Evening in a phone call!!We all felt sick when we heard the news.What a shame to have missed that moment!!
Thanks to BigNige for collecting his Bronze medal and prize... A lovely new organic pair of ski socks.They're so soft and YES Daniel they still have to be washed regularly after use!! We went straight to the Race office the following morning before the Giant Slalom Race to apologise for our misunderstanding at not being there!
The following day in Race 1 Giant Slalom Daniel unfortunately Abandoned and Robert was 6th CH1. In Race 2 Giant Slalom, Daniel was 10th CH1 and Robert had a better day coming 8th CH1 and 1st in his year of Birth.


Meribel Timing Board
The following day our alarm clock rang at 5.15am and we went straight up to Meribel for an early Super G start at the British Children's National Ski Racing Championships. The week before the Juniors and Seniors Championships had seen some spectactular racing and the announcement from the Best British Ski Racer to date "The Highlander" Alain Baxter, that he was retiring from Ski Racing.

Daniel & Robert were so looking forward to the Super G and although wishing they both had Super G skis to really let rip as they only have GS skis, Both thundered down the course! Daniel came 3rd CH1 and Robert had an awesome run coming 10th CH1 and 1st in his year of birth.

A tight programme had the Boys Giant Slalom Races scheduled for the following day. Daniel said he felt on good form and was determined to do well.

There is tough healthy competition in the Boys CH1 age group and always a question of how much time out on snow can everybody manage to do in preparation for snow racing championships.
In the Giant Slalom Race 1 & 2 Daniel kept up his consistancy with a fantastic brace of results which put him on the podium again in 3rd place CH1 and a creditable 11th Place overall.

The Stade at Meribel
Thursday brought a much needed day off for the Boys and Friday was the last day of the Championships with both Girls and Boys Slalom Championships. The Course was set on the Meribel Stade which was nice for the spectators to be able to watch the action rather than nervously look at the electronic board for scores on the doors! I don't know what's worse? I think the racers also prefer this challenging hill too.

Robert at the top of the Brits Slalom.
The first Run was on a very icy course which softened as the morning progressed. Daniel had been allocated Bib 13 for the Slalom Race but unfortunately this Bib was not available at the Team captains meeting nor was it available at the Start? He was issued with Bib 160 instead.

Should be Bib 13 really!


We are curious.... was this because the Great Alain Baxter kept it as a souvenir from his last "fling" in a kilt down the slalom run the week before?
Anyway, Daniel skied to 4th CH1 overall in the Slalom just missing the podium.

At the Final prize giving Daniel was very surprised when his name was called out for the Children 1 3rd Place overall Combined Champion and was really pleased to be on the podium again with Max,who incredibly, competed the whole week with his hand in plaster and Laurie.

Boys CH1 GS prize giving ceremony.

Well Done to everybody that was involved with the racing. Daniel & Robert Thank very much Chantelle their coach and Suzy and Vickie.It really was a fantastic week!

Wednesday 8 April 2009

Latest Ski Results from France

We're out in France Ski Racing!

Last weekend we took part in the Scottish Ski Race Championships in Courchevel and Daniel picked up a 3rd place in the Children 1 Slalom.

This week we are at the British Children's National Ski Race Championships in Meribel.Yesterday we had the Super G race and Daniel skied an awesome run placing him on the podium collecting the 3rd place CH1 medal.Fantastic!!!!

Today was the Giant Slalom race and Daniel skied his socks off again and picked up another 3rd place CH1 medal!!! Very Pleased.
Tomorrow we have a rest then the Slalom race is on Friday.

Sunday 29 March 2009

Poth Cadburys


Poth Cadburys
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Hi Everyone

We have been working on our Eyebrow jive. Hope you like it. We had such a laugh trying to do a good one!

Sunday 22 February 2009

BORMIO - English Alpine Champs 2009

Bormio. Super G start.

We're back from the English Alpine Championships 2009 which were held for the second year running in Bormio, Italy. The races were held on the Stelvio piste which is world renowned as one of the most difficult and technically demanding slopes on the race circuit.
We're both really,really pleased with our results from the championships considering our very limited time training on snow before the weeks races.

SUPER GIANT SLALOM
Daniel 5th CH1
Robert 8th CH1 (1st 97)

GIANT SLALOM Race 1 GS Bormio 2009 Daniel
Daniel 5th CH1
Robert 7th CH1 (1st 97)

GIANT SLALOM Race 2 GS Bormio 2009 Robert
Daniel 2nd CH1
Robert 10th CH1 (1st 97)

Overall Daniel 4th CH1 & Robert 8th CH1


SLALOM Race 1 Slalom Bormio 2009 - Daniel
Daniel 3rd CH1
Robert 5th CH1 (1st 97)

SLALOM Race 2 Slalom Bormio 2009 - Robert
Daniel 5th CH1
Robert 6th CH1 (1st 97)

Overall Daniel 4th CH1 & Robert 5th CH1

We enjoyed the week very much and we thought our Mum did a good job being the commentator at the Minis race and the Children's Giant Slalom and Slalom races!
Bormio

A Big THANKYOU to "FERDINAND & MAGDALENA" for their recent helpful Sponsorship.

Thursday 5 February 2009

A Recent Snow Race

We are always grateful for people to take photos and videos of us at our ski races. It's great to have the memories.Here are some photos of us in action competing at one of the recent Championship races.
Many Thanks to JETMAN for his permission to put them on our Blog.

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Monday 2 February 2009

Snow in England causes chaos!

What a day! We all knew the snow was on its way from the weather forecast last week, but what a chaos it seems to cause in Britain?
Our School was closed today and will be closed tomorrow too. We spent the day doing homework and having a laugh in the snow. It was fun to see lots of neighbours out being creative with the snow. Here is our snowperson!


Snow Chaos Day!

Sunday 25 January 2009

MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!

Just wanted to say a Big Thankyou to all at NIALTO SERVICES.CO.UK .....especially Alan. Your support is much appreciated.
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Belated Happy New Year Everyone!

Time is flying by... It's now exactly a month since christmas but we wish everyone a Happy New Year.
We had a good time in Petzen, Austria for the BARSC races and Les Houches for the Anglo Scottish ski Championships. The BARSC had the most amazing Super G course and it was really wicked to jump off the rollers. It was good to see Noel Baxter there forerunning.

Today, the 25th January is a special day. Daniel is now a teenager and also it's "Burns Night," the traditional annual celebration of Scotlands national poet, Robert Burns. Also, it's very interesting to note that on this day in 1924, the first winter Olympics was staged in Chamonix,France.
All our football matches were sadly cancelled this weekend due to bad weather, hope they can be re-scheduled.
I'm off to open my presents now.

Good Luck to everyone in the next races and a speedy recovery to you if you're injured.