Saturday 31 December 2011

**** ROBERT WINS THE BARSC OVERALL!!!!!! ****

BARSC Championships in Champoluc, Italy.

Robert has had an awesome start to the 2011/12 Winter Ski race season using ATOMIC Skis and Boots, winning the BARSC Championships overall in Champoluc, Italy.

Robert Poth. 2012 BARSC GS. Photo c/o Racer -Ready
On the 20th December the Slalom championship was held on the Del Bosco piste. Robert won both runs of slalom which were two different courses and was presented with the Gold medal for winning CH2 overall.

On the 21st December the Giant Slalom championship was held also on the Del Bosco piste. Robert added another overall Gold medal win to his name by winning the Giant Slalom championship also overall in CH2.

The Super Giant Slalom was unfortunately cancelled due to lack of snow and the replacement second Giant Slalom race also was cancelled the following day due to high winds preventing the lifts opening.

BARSC Prizegiving At the BARSC prize ceremony, Robert was presented with the BARSC award for the best British overall Children 2 boy at the BARSC Championships 2012. (Photographs courtesy of RACER-READY) Robert - Atomic 002

Daniel's FIS ski races.

Unfortunately,due to a lack of snow, all of Daniel's scheduled ski races in Leogang, Stroble and Garmisch were cancelled.

Robert's Christmas ski training camp with Telford Ski Race Club.

Robert couldn't wait to get back out on snow to train in Alpbach, Austria with Telford ski race club in preparation for the British Alpine Race Ski Clubs (BARSC) Championships held in Champoluc, Italy. Both Robert and brother Daniel flew out to Salzburg missing the last week of the school term after cramming all of their mock exams into one exhausting week. Many Thanks to Peter Baker and the staff of Mount Grace School for their continued support.

Daniel's Christmas Ski Racing Camp - Alpbach with AKTIV.

After a week of intense mock exams at school, Daniel flew off to Alpbach missing the last week of term to ski train with AKTIV in preparation for his first FIS ski races.

More Fantastic News!!!!

28th November

Robert was really stoked today to hear that he is now a SKI BARTLETT TEAM RIDER!!
Many Thanks to TERRY & SALLY and all the fantastic staff at Ski Bartlett for your continued support,expertise and kindness.

Fantastic news!

25th November

Many Thanks to the Skiers Trust of Great Britain for Robert's very kind training Bursary award.

Robert's GB Ski Racing Camp in Landgraaf, Holland.

October Half-Term

Robert flew to Cologne with some of the GB children's Ski Race team athletes for a training camp at Snowworld, Landgraaf in Holland. They were coached by Sean Langmuir and Alain Baxter.

Daniel's October Ski Training Camp.

October Half - Term

Daniel flew out to Hintertux with the AKTIV ski racing academy for a one week ski race training on the glacier.