Liam Applegath (SPAC) wins Whistler Cup U14 Slalom & Dave Murray Award

Article #2859
2015-04-06
Published By: Kathy Stahr

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Liam Applegath, Sun Peaks Alpine Club, Whistler Cup Team BC - PHOTO CREDIT: Coast Mountain Photography www.coastphotostore.com/Events/Whistler-Cup-2015

Team BC took the top two spots with Sun Peaks' Liam Applegath winning, and Whistler Mountain Ski Club's (WMSC) Nathan Romanin taking the silver. Applegath cruised to the win with a combined time of one minute, 16.68 seconds (1:16.68), besting Romanin by over two seconds. Japan's Shunosuke Takada took third.

Conditions were icy in the morning but softened for the second run.

Applegath, in his second Whistler Cup, explained he wasn't feeling optimal leading into today's action, battling back problems in a season where he's taken on his fair share of illness and injury. He noted he did some extra stretching before heading out, but it eventually came down to mind over matter.

"You have nothing really on your mind except for the course and what you'd like to do," Applegath said, adding he was grateful to his coaches, parents and friends for helping make the day a success. "I didn't really think about the results, I just thought about the terrain and skiing it."

Romanin, also in his second Whistler Cup, was just out of the medals in Friday's dual slalom, finishing fourth. With a feeling he could hang with the big dogs, he shook off a tough first slalom run to surge from 11th position to his 2nd place podium finish.

"I pulled it together second run," he said. "I was really tired in the morning, wasn't really ready. In the second run, I gave it my all."

(Thank you to Dan Falloon of the Whistler Pique for contributing story and quotes)


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Liam Applegath (Team BC/SPAC) places 1st in the Boys U14 Slalom race. Photo by Scott Brammer - Coastphoto.com PHOTO CREDIT: Coast Mountain Photography www.coastphotostore.com/Events/Whistler-Cup-2015
 

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Liam Applegath (1st); Nathan Romanin (2nd); Shunosuke Takada (3rd) - Men's U14 slalom podium - PHOTO CREDIT: Coast Mountain Photography www.coastphotostore.com/Events/Whistler-Cup-2015


Click HERE to listen to CBC radio interview with Applegath.
 

U14 Whistler Cup Festival Results:

Women's U14 Dual Slalom

Rank Club Full Name
1        NZE Robinson, Alice
2       HUN Hozmann, Szonja
3       LLSC Lebsack, Avery


Men's U14 Dual Slalom

Rank Club Full Name
1      CHI Holscher Diego 
2      JPN Takada Shunosuke 
3      CHI Pirozzi Nicolas 

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Alice Robinson (NZE) winner of women's U14 GS PHOTO CREDIT: Coast Mountain Photography

U14 WOMEN'S GS

1 - 5 ROBINSON Alice NZE/01 1:03.19

2 - 1 HOZMANN Szonja HUN/01 1:04.90

3 - 8 ISHIMARU Merumo JPN/02 1:06.44

4 - 26 CARRIER Olivia QC/01 1:07.16

5 - 9 LEON Fernanda CHI/01 1:07.31

6 - 4 KRANJC Gigi SLO/01 1:07.84

7 - 65 LEBSACK Avery LLSC/01 1:07.99

8 - 34 COMEAU Charlie ON/02 1:08.09

9 - 16 TAKAHASHI Wakana JPN/01 1:08.30

10 - 25 WOOLLEY Maja BC/01 1:08.67


U14 MEN'S GS

1 - 9 TERASHIMA Kai JPN/01 54.79

2 - 23 PIROZZI Nicolas CHI/02 55.81

3 - 13 HOLSCHER Diego CHI/01 55.82

4 - 12 GRAVIER Tiziano ARG/02 55.86

5 - 31 ROMANIN Nathan BC/01 56.09

6 - 18 TAKADA Shunosuke JPN/01 56.22

7 - 35 MCKEE Kieran ON2/01 56.97

8 - 30 SMEGAL Ben ON/01 57.29

9 - 57 KONIGSMANN Mark CYPRE/01 57.33

10 - 11 CASHMORE Will NZE/01 57.53


U14 WOMEN'S SLALOM

1 - 2 HOZMANN Szonja HUN/01 40.33 46.34 1:26.67

2 - 10 GAUL Sammie AUS/01 41.45 47.93 1:29.38

3 - 49 TAYLOR Daisy TSC/01 42.78 48.72 1:31.50

4 - 47 LEBSACK Avery LLSC/01 43.01 48.73 1:31.74

5 - 26 COMEAU Charlie ON/02 42.60 49.46 1:32.06

6 - 22 CARRIER Olivia QC/01 42.85 49.25 1:32.10

7 - 6 ISHIMARU Merumo JPN/02 42.31 49.80 1:32.11

8 - 24 WOOLLEY Maja BC/01 43.18 49.91 1:33.09

9 - 12 HULL Alexandra NZE/01 42.58 50.52 1:33.10

10 - 14 LEON Fernanda CHI/01 43.13 50.45 1:33.58

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Nathan ROMANIN (WMSC) places 2nd in the Boys U14 Slalom race. Photo by Scott Brammer - Coastphoto.com PHOTO CREDIT: Coast Mountain Photography www.coastphotostore.com/Events/Whistler-Cup-2015


U14 MEN'S SLALOM

1 - 27 APPLEGATH Liam BC/01 37.39 39.29 1:16.68

2 - 31 ROMANIN Nathan BC/01 39.57 39.40 1:18.97

3 - 14 TAKADA Shunosuke JPN/01 38.55 40.49 1:19.04

4 - 26 HOLLAND Jesse ON/01 39.15 40.08 1:19.23

5 - 33 BAMBER Moro ON/01 39.14 40.20 1:19.34

6 - 25 BOIVIN Felix QC/01 39.37 39.99 1:19.36

7 - 9 TERASHIMA Kai JPN/01 39.18 40.24 1:19.42

8 - 56 MCCULLOCH Sean BANF/01 39.27 40.64 1:19.91

8 - 1 HOLSCHER Diego CHI/01 38.75 41.16 1:19.91

10 - 2 CASHMORE Will NZE/01 39.35 41.24 1:20.59


Congratulations to the the following athletes who won awards for top performances by a Canadian (male and female) at Whistler Cup:

U14 Dave Murray Award  - Liam Applegath (Kamloops, Sun Peaks Alpine Club, Team BC)

U14 Nancy Greene Award  - Daisy Taylor (Toronto Ski Club, Team Ontario)


 

WHISTLER CUP TEAM BC - U14 MEN

Liam Applegath Sun Peaks Alpine Club Kamloops
Nathan Romanin Whistler Mountain Ski Club Squamish
Joshua Jacoby Sun Peaks Alpine Club Kamloops


WHISTLER CUP TEAM BC - U14 LADIES

Maja Woolley Whistler Mountain Ski Club Squamish
Emily Whitecross Sun Peaks Alpine Club Merritt
Elly Foster Fernie Alpine Ski Team Calgary