And then, Turgeon, Canada's only racer for the women's downhill and super-G team, stunned us all by winning a World Cup downhill event. John Lavoie, head coach for the Camp Fortune Ski Club, says the fact Turgeon won a single race is an incredible feat. This is not because she lacks talent, but because she simply does not have access to many of the training privileges the top European racers do. This win may help secure more sponsors, which in the long run may make it less costly for ski racers to climb the ranks. The only way the Canadian ski team can begin to compete on a level playing field with Europeans is to have more racers, which will bring in more coaches.
More coaches means more feedback, and improved skiing.
He says until the Canadian team wins consistently, they won't be the ones our young racers emulate. To return to previous link please click on this Back button. If your browser does not support JavaScript please follow this link.