Another Great Day for the Kiwis at IPC Nor-Am Speed Races

Another Great Day for the Kiwis at IPC Nor-Am Speed Races
Adam Hall Wins Super G

Kimberly, BC Canada (20 February 2012) – In another great day of ski racing for New Zealand, adaptive ski racer Adam Hall continued his winning streak, taking first in Super G on the first of two days of racing at the International Paralympic (IPC) Nor-Am Cup speed races in Kimberly, Canada.

“The race on the final day was close,” said Hall. “I won by about four tenths of a second and after making a few mistakes in the course I was happy to come through with my first-ever win in Super G at a NorAm event. Day two didn’t go quite as well due to some issues with my equipment and I ended up finishing in seventh.”

Hall also competed in his first Downhill race in six years. “I managed to win one training run by just over one second and another training run by about three hundredths. I was clocked at about 95 km hour.”

“It was great to get the speeds up before our home speed World Cup here in Winter Park, Colorado.” (Hall’s home base during the Northern Hemisphere winter).

In late March Hall heads back to Canada for the World Cup Finals.

Hall’s teammate, development athlete Corey Peters, came in with credible seventh place finishes in his first ever Super G and Downhill races.

“These were impressive results for Corey,” said Adaptive Snow Sports Manager, Libby Blackley, “He was competing in a field of sit ski athletes fresh off the World Cup circuit from Europe and the Winter X Games and in the downhill he was only four seconds off the lead.”

Peters was happy with his results saying, “I had an absolute blast competing against some of the best ski racers in the world.”

For full results, log on to: http://kimberleyalpine.com/2012-noram-results

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