Ski Racing Development, based in Vail Colorado is excited to take part in supporting and supplying some of the top junior alpine ski racers in the United States. Presenting the SRD Team for 2009-2010!
With the creation of the SRD Development Team we hope to help support, develop and supply these young racers with the very best in speed equipment featuring the SRD World Cup race suits and ski poles. Our goal is to develop our grass-roots support program starting with these highly motivated young athletes as they progress towards the US Ski team. Truly, we are living up to our name by proudly supporting Ski Racing Development! SRD is also pleased to announce a partnership with World Cup Supply in presenting the Fast Skier Junior Alpine Scholarship Fund.
SRD’s Team Leader Barry Levinson says “These young racers will be using SRD race gear all season long in training and competition demonstrating our commitment to supplying Fast Gear for Fast Skiers!" Two graduating members of the SRD Team were named to the USA Development Ski Team for 2009-2010, Ben Morse and Rose Caston!
The SRD Girls: Serina Kidd, Mikaela Shiffrin, Jessie Delacenserie, Katharin Irwin, Katelyn Barclay, Kendall VanHee, Ali Gunesch,
The SRD Guys: Kieffer Christianson, Sam Morse, Nicolas Veth, Andrew Hancock, Stephan Splitstoser, Taylor Shiffrin, Kyle Burcin, Kazui Kusumi, Alex Leever, Austin Dean
These exceptional athletes have scored wins from the International Topolino Games in Italy and Canada’s Whistler Cup to numerous Junior Olympic titles and regional USSA/FIS races.This past season the SRD Ski Team defeated the Spyder Speedfreaks team in a season long competition! A $500 donation will be made by Spyder in the SRD Team's name to the World Cup Dreams Foundation, a charity for supporting USA ski team racers in need. To all our SRD Team skiers ….. Go fast and good luck this season!
Check out the new SRD Web Blog for all the latest news on SRD and the SRD Racing Team.
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Ali Gunesch
Division and Level: PNSA First Year J2
Ski Club: Mt. Hood Academy
Coach: Roger Taggart and Bill Gunesch
Best Competition Results: 1st in JO SG Qualifier, 3rd Overall PNSA J3 Series, Top 15 all events Western Region Jr. Olympics, Attended Western Region Flight School, Invited to Western Region South American Camp, Top 5 at Topolino Shootout, Winner of 2007 Buddy Werner Championships
Hobbies: Soccer, Track, Music, Writing
Best Supporter: My Little Brother
Nemesis:
Favorite Music: Everything!
Favorite
Movie: Remember the Titans and 21
Favorite
Ski Resort: La Parva
Favorite Ski Racer? Lindsey Vonn, Keely Kelleher, Anja Paerson
Future Goals? World Cup |
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Kendall Van Hee
Division and Level: Rocky, 2nd Year J3
Ski Club: Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
Coach: Scott Meyers
Best Competition
Results: 8th overall as a first year at JO's. Ranked first in Rocky Mountain and Central devision this year.
Hobbies: Soccer and photography
Best Supporter: My family
Nemesis:
Favorite Music: Jam bands, rock
Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo
Favorite Ski Resort: Vail
Favorite Ski Racer? Picabo Street and Lindsey Vonn
Future Goals? Unannounced |
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Jessie
Delacenserie
Division and Level:
Intermountain, 2nd year J2
Ski Club: Park City
Coach: Pat Purcell
Best Competition
Results: 58 SL points
Hobbies: Music, hanging with freinds
Best Supporter: Family
Nemesis: No one in particular
Favorite Music: Everything!
Favorite Movie: Don't have one
Favorite Ski Resort: Big
Sky, Montana and Vail
Favorite Ski Racer? Kristina Koznick, Hermann Maier
Future Goals? Division 1 College Ski Team |
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Serina Kidd
Division
and Level: Rocky / 1st year J3
Ski Club: Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
Coach: Rob Worrel
Best Competition Results: 2009: 2nd overall in Prater Cup, 2nd place in GS at JO’s, 5th place in Super G at JO’s, and 9th place in SL, 2nd and 3rd in SL in Loveland, 2nd in Super G in Quantum Sports Club race, Nastar National Champion Platinum division.
Hobbies: Barrel racing, volleyball, biking, swimming, running
Best Supporters: My Family!
Nemesis:
Favorite Music: All kinds
Favorite Movie: Black Beauty
Favorite Ski Resort: Jackson Hole, Steamboat Springs
Favorite Ski Racer? My dad!
Future Goals? Make the World Cup and the Winter Olympics, but most of all have fun :-) |
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Katelyn Barclay
Division and Level: Eastern / Second Year J2
Ski Club: Burke Mountain Academy
Coach: Adam Chadbourne and John Dwyer
Best Competition
Results: 3rd overall in Eastern Cup SG, 2nd overall in Eastern Cup Downhill, J2 Vermont State GS champion, 7th overall in Eastern Cup SG, 3rd in qualifying for J2 Nationals for the East
Hobbies: Lacrosse, Soccer, Dance Parties
Best Supporter: The whole family
Nemesis: None
Favorite Music: Everything
Favorite Movie: Madagascar 2, I Love You, Man
Favorite Ski Resort: Hunt Hollow, Aspen, Burke
Favorite Ski Racer? Ted Ligety, Lindsey Vonn, Stacey Cook, Anja Paerson, Aksel Svindal!
Future Goals? Ski Team or D1 college skiing |
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Mikaela Shiffrin
Division and Level: Eastern / 2nd. Year J3
Ski Club: Burke Mountain Academy
Coach: Kirk Dwyer, Adam Chadbourne
Best Competition Results: Winner 2008 Whistler Cup GS, SL and Kombi; Winner 2009 Whistler Cup SL
Hobbies: Tennis, Soccer
Best Supporter: My whole family
Nemesis:
Favorite Music: Nothing in particular!
Favorite Movie: A Walk to Remember; Titanic
Favorite Ski Resort: Vail, Burke
Favorite Ski Racer? Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn
Future Goals? 2014 Olympics |
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Katharine Irwin
Division and Level: 1st
year J2
Ski Club: Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
Coach: Dan Stripp, Nick Foster
Best Competition Results: 2nd Overall at Junior Olympics, 7th SL Whistler Cup, 1st Smartwool Finale
Hobbies: Anything relating to sports
Best Supporter:
My family!!
Nemesis:
Favorite Music: Anything that pumps you up!
Favorite
Movie: Super Bad or Finding Nemo
Favorite Ski Resort:
Vail
Favorite
Ski Racer? Ted Ligety
Future Goals?
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Kieffer
Christianson
Division and Level:
Eastern Region / First year J1
Ski Club: Burke Mountain Academy
Coach:
Darrel Gray, Sam Damon
Best Competition
Results:
-Rank FIS: 1992's; 3rd DH, 1rd SL, 1st GS, 4nd SG
-Rank USSA: 1992's; 2nd DH, 1st SL, 1st GS, 7th SG
National Races:
• 1st Place in National Junior Race Slalom; Stratton, VT
• 3rd Place in J2 Nationals Downhill; Aspen, CO
• 2nd Place in J2 Nationals Super G; Aspen, CO
• 17th Place U.S. Nationals Slalom (1st for YOB 92); Alyeska, AK
Collegiate Carnival Circuit (as a select high school racer):
• Middlebury Carnival: 17th place Slalom (2nd for Juniors, 2nd for non-college)
• 20th place Giant Slalom (2nd for Juniors, 1st for non-college)
• UVM Carnival: 25th place Slalom (4th for Juniors, 3rd for non-college)
• 25th place Giant Slalom (4th for Juniors, 2nd for non-college)
TD Banknorth Eastern Cups (All Ages):
• 5th place Slalom; Sugarloaf, ME
• 2nd and 3rd place Super G’s; Sugarloaf, ME
• 6th place; Stowe, VT
• 1st in Topolino Games Slalom, 2nd in Topolino Games GS 2007
• 1st in Whistler Cup GS, 2nd in Whistler Cup SL 2007
•1st in Western Region Junior J3 Olympics (SL & GS) 2007
Hobbies: Anything with a frisbee, ball and stick
Best Supporter: Parent #1 and Parent #2
Nemesis: Dwight Shrute
Favorite Music: American Mob
Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
Favorite Ski Resort: No question: Alyeska
Favorite
Ski Racer? The man; the myth; the fawn; Ted Ligety
Future
Goals: Growing a hearty mustache |
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Nicolas Veth
Division and Level: Rocky
Mountain Division 2nd year J3
Ski Club: Taos Ski Academy
Coach: Alain Veth
Best Competition Results: 3rd and 5th at the Prater Memorial as both 1st and 2nd year J4. 2nd place in GS at the JO's as a first year J4. 1st place GS at the JO's as a second year J4.
Hobbies:
Biking, tennis, working out, chilling
Best Supporter: Le Ski Mastery (Parent's Business)
Nemesis:
Favorite Music:
U2
Favorite Movie:
Can't narrow it down!
Favorite Ski Resort:
Taos Ski Valley
Favorite
Ski Racer? Ted Ligety
Future Goals? Make the U.S. Ski Team and to go to the Olympics. |
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Alex Leever
Division and Level: Rocky, 2nd Year J3
Ski Club: Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
Coach: Gus Pernetz
Best Competition
Results:
J3 JOs (First Year): 4th in Slalom, 5th in SG, 9th in GS.
J4 Whistler Cup: 3rd in Slalom, 7th in Kombi, 9th in GS.
J4 JOs: 1st and 3rd in Slalom, 2nd and 5th in GS.
3rd place at Vail Smartwool.
Hobbies: Soccer, Basketball, and Skiing of course
Best Supporter: My family
Nemesis: I really don't have one
Favorite Music: All kinds of stuff
Favorite Movie: Talladega Nights
Favorite Ski Resort: Vail!!!
Favorite Ski Racer? Ted Ligety
Future
Goals? Go to Topolino and Whistler Cup |
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Sam Morse
Division and Level: Eastern, First Year J3
Ski Club: Carrabassett Valley Academy
Coach: Chip Cochran
Best
Competition Results:
• 4th place at Francis Piche’s All East Invitational for J5’s -’07
• 4th place at Future Stars (J4 Jr. Olympics) I was only a first year -’08
• Mara (Maine Alpine Racing Association) J4 Cup Championship tittle won in ’08 and ’09
• Won every single MARA qualifying run in ’09
• 2nd place at Future Stars GS (J4 Jr. Olympics) -’09
• 5th place at Can-Am in GS (Eastern Region of U.S.. and Canada J4’s) -’09
• 3rd second run at Can-Am SL -’09
• Maine State Championship J4 Title GS -’09
• Maine State Championship J4 Title SL -’09
Hobbies: Water ski, unicycle, baseball, soccer, and most of all I love to ski
Best Supporter: My parents
Nemesis: Rain
Favorite Music: Beatles
Favorite Movie: Italian Job
Favorite
Ski Resort: Sugarloaf
Favorite Ski Racer? Herman Maeir
Future Goals? To place top three at this coming Junior Olympics |
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Kyle Burcin
Division and Level: Mid Vermont, Eastern, Second year J3
Ski Club: Killington Mountain School
Coach: Tom Sell, Greg Hadley
Best
Competition Results:
• 3rd place J3 in JO slalom
• 2nd first year J3 at JO’s
• 1st in mid Vermont
Hobbies: Soccer, lacrosse, golf, fishing, mountain biking
Best Supporter: Family, friends and sponsors
Nemesis:
Favorite Music: Rap and rock
Favorite Movie: The Man
Favorite
Ski Resort: Killington and Snow Basin
Favorite Ski Racer? Bode Miller, Jon Olsson
Future Goals? US Ski Team and go to the Olympics |
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Taylor Shiffrin
Division and Level: East FIS / Fist Year J1
Ski Club: Burke Mountain Academy
Coach: Darrell Gray
Best Competition Results: Results: 2nd place GS at J2 Nationals Aspen, 3rd SG place at J2 nationals, 3rd place at Whistler Cup in the overall title and 3rd place in Whistler Cup SL
Hobbies: Anything involving athletics, Cooking, Reading.
Best Supporter: My family
Nemesis: My Sister (not really) I don't Have one
Favorite Music: Anything that isn't horrible
Favorite Movie: Kung Fu Panda and The Lion King
Favorite Ski Resort: Vail, CO. Aspen, CO. Burke, VT. Rocarossa, Italy
Favorite Ski Racer? Bode Miller, Aksel Lund Svindal, Mikaela Shiffrin
Future Goals? (Short Term) Compete in Junior Worlds (Long Term) Compete in the World Cup |
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Stephan Splitstoser
Division and Level: PNSA, First Year J2 1994
Ski
Club: Mt. Hood Academy
Coach:
Roger Taggart/Bill Gunesch
Best Competition Results: Ranked 6th in Downhill for 1994's, 10th in Super G for 1994's, and 19th in Slalom for 1994's. 11th place in J3 Junior Olympic Slalom 2009. Competed in the Topolino Shoot-Out.
Hobbies: Soccer, track, weight lifting, football, hanging out with friends
Best Supporter: My Dad
and Mom
Nemesis: Kanye West
Favorite Music: Whatever appeals to me, but mostly rock
Favorite
Movie: Full Metal Jacket
Favorite
Ski Resort: Park City UT
Favorite Ski Racer?
Bode Miller
Future Goals? Race World Cup/Olympics
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Andrew
Hancock
Division and Level: Rocky
Mountain / 1st. year J3
Ski Club: Aspen Valley Ski
Club
Coach: Pat Callahan, Gene Bridgewater and Belinda Brownell
Best Competition Results: 2007 J5 Finale 1st GS, 2nd Slalom,1st overall, 2008 and 2009 Prater Cup{JO qualifer} Slalom 1st, 2009 Prater Cup GS 3rd, 2009 J4 JO's Super G 4th, GS 6th
Hobbies: Fly Fishing, Baseball, Football and of course free skiing
Best Supporter: Mom and Dad, SRD, Atomic
Nemesis:
Favorite Music: All kinds
Favorite Movie:
Talladega Nights
Favorite Ski Resort: Aspen Mtn.
Favorite
Ski Racer? Ted Ligety, Lindsey Vonn and Ingemar Stenmark
Future Goals?
Have fun and to go fast!
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Austin Dean
Division and Level: PNSA, First year J2
Ski Club: Hood Elite Alpine Team (HEAT) (MHA)
Coach: Roger Taggart
Best Competition Results: 2nd J3 JO's Super G. by .01. Qualified first for J0's with 550 points out of 600. I went to Chile this summer with the West. I went to Beaver Creek with the NDS.
Hobbies: Pow skiing, Mountain Biking, Surfing and Soccer
Best Supporter: Mom and Dad
Nemesis: Stephan Splitstoser
Favorite Music: Anything but country
Favorite Movie: Step Brothers
Favorite Ski Resort: Jackson Hole
Favorite
Ski Racer? Andrew Weibrecht
Future Goals? I want to make J2 Nationals this year. hat I think is my main goal for this year. Next year goal would be to win J2 Nationals but I am taking it a step at a time.
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Kazui Kusumi
Division and Level: Eastern First Year J3
Ski Club: Hunter Mountain Ski Team
Coach: Naga Kusumi, Joe Hauser, Jeff Viglielmo, Jim Catalano
Best Competition Results: 2nd place Can-Am GS, 3rd place SL Can-Am, 1st Place J4 NY States GS & SL
Hobbies: Skiing, soccer, baseball, surfing
Best Supporter: My family, Teachers at Eric Smith School, Hunter Mountain Racing Foundation
Nemesis: Bode Miller
Favorite Music: We Fly High by Jay-Z, We Are The World By Michael Jackson
Favorite Movie: Miracle
Favorite Ski Resort: Hunter Mountain
Favorite
Ski Racer? My Dad
Future Goals? Winning Gold medals at the Olympics, World Cup crystal trophies, and breaking 260km/h in speed skiing |
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