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Small records downhill seasons best in Crans-Montana

25/2/2019

NSWIS Alpine Skier Greta Small recorded her highest World Cup downhill placing of the season, finishing in 39th position at Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

On Sunday, Small was also in action in the alpine combined event, finishing in 22nd, also a seasons best performance in the combined discipline.

Small will now head to Rosa Khutor, Russiia, site of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi for the next round of the women's alpine World Cup speed events.

Four Continents PB for Kerry

12/2/2019

Two-time Olympian Brendan Kerry has achieved his best ever finish at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Anaheim, CA, USA, with a ninth place performance.

The result betters his previous best performance at the Four Continents, which was an 11th place finish in 2017 in Gangneung, Korea.

Even more impressive for Kerry was that he achieved a personal best total points score of 224.44, and 147.63 personal best for the free skate round.

His PB scores come on the back of landing a total of three quads between the short and free program.

Also in action for Australia in the men's event was Andrew Dodds, who achieved personal bests for total score, short program, and free skate to finish in 13th and Mark Webster who also had personal best scores, finishing in 24th.

In the ladies event, 2018 Olympian Kailani Craine made a strong start to the competition with a tenth place short program, achieving a personal best score of 60.64.

In the free skate, Craine moved back in the standings with a 17th place finish, which gave her an overall ranking of 15th for the event.

Unfortunately 2014 Olympian Brooklee Han suffered an injury in official practice and was unable to compete in the ladies free skate. Han was in 14th place after the short program before her injury.

Australia had two couples compete in the Ice Dance, with Chantelle Kerry and Andrew Dodds in tenth, with Matilda Friend and William Badaoui in 12th.

IMAGE - Backstage with Brendan Kerry at the Four Continents © Ice Skating Australia

Speed event PB'S for Small at Alpine World Champs

11/2/2019

Competing in her third World Championships, NSWIS Alpine Skier Greta Small has had a successful event, with two personal best results in the Super-G and Downhill disciplines in Are, Sweden.

Improving from her previous best results set in 2015 at Vail and Beaver Creek, Small recorded a 25th place finish in the Super-G and 30th in the Downhill.

Small almost had another PB in the Alpine Combined event, with a 20th place finish in Are, just two spots behind her 18th place finish from 2015.

2018 Olympian Harry Laidlaw has also been in action for Australia, finishing in 37th place in the men's Super-G.

Two events remain on the schedule for the Australian team in Are, with Harry Laidlaw and Alec Scott competing in the Giant Slalom on February 15, with Scott back again in the Slalom on February 17.

IMAGE - The men’s and women's speed course in Are © are2019 Instagram

Large Australian team named for Four Continents

5/2/2019

Australia has named a large team for the 2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, which will be held in Anaheim, CA, USA, during February 7–10.

Held annually since 1999, the Four Continents features skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

The team has a lot of experience, with two-time Olympian Brendan Kerry, 2018 Olympian Kailani Craine and 2014 Olympian Brooklee Han headlining the Australian contingent.

Unfortunately, 2017 World Junior Champions Harley Windsor and Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya will not be able to compete due to injury.

Australian Team

Men’s Singles
Brendan Kerry
Andrew Dodds
Mark Webster

Ladies Singles
Kailani Craine
Brooklee Han

Ice Dance
Matilda Friend & William Badaoui
Chantelle Kerry & Andrew Dodds

Event Schedule

US - Thursday, February 7 / AUS - Friday, February 8
Ladies Short Program
Opening Ceremony & Men's Short Program

US - Friday, February 8 / AUS - Saturday, February
Pairs Short Program
Rhythm Dance
Ladies Free Skate

US - Saturday, February 9 / AUS - Sunday, February 10
Pairs Free Skate
Men's Free Skate

US - Sunday, February 10 / AUS - Monday, February 11
Free Dance
Exhibition Gala

IMAGE - Kailani Craine celebrates winning the Australian Figure Skating in December 2018 © Kailani Craine Instagram

Small records downhill seasons best in Crans-Montana

Four Continents PB for Kerry

Speed event PB'S for Small at Alpine World Champs

Large Australian team named for Four Continents

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