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ALBERTA SKI TEAM 2019/2020 Ashleigh Alexander & Claire Timmermann

OUR TEAM Athletes & Coaches

Claire Timmermann • DOB: December 11, 2000 • Club Team: BAR • Year on team: 3 rd year • IG: @claire_timmermann • Get to know Claire: • Born in New York, New York • U19 National Super-G champion 2018/19 season • Has the most Nicknames on the team • Patty J • Timmy • CT

Ashleigh Alexander • DOB: May 21, 2000 • Club Team: CARC • Year on team: 3 rd year • IG: @ashleighalexanderr • Get to know Ash: • Hometown: Cochrane, AB • Won a Noram Run in Jackson, Wyoming • Works at Montana’s Cochrane (Come hangout with me)

Alyssa Hill • DOB: June 14, 2001 • Club Team: Pano • Year on AST: 1 st year • IG: alyssa.hilll • Getting to know Alyssa: • Coming back from a torn ACL and meniscus in your R knee last spring • 3 rd at u19 GS NC first year FIS • The baker on our team

Cassidy Gray • DOB: January 25, 2001 • Club Team: Pano • Year on AST: 1 st year • IG: @_cassidy_gray • Get to know Cass: • Named to Development team after first year FIS • Ice cream enthusiast • “The BEST Gray, sorry Joanne” –Cass

Charlie Comeau • DOB: July 16, 2001 • Club Team: Pano • Year on AST: 1 st year • IG: charliecomeau • Get to know Charlie: • Hometown Collingwood, ON • TikTok famous • Mommas boy • 6 Top 10’s during the 2018/19 one of which was in a National Champ

Kiki (Kiara) Alexander • DOB: September 5 • Club Team: Sunshine • Year on AST: 1 st year • IG: __chloiki__ • Get to know Kiki • U19 National Slalom Champ 2018/2019 season • Pre race snack: Chocolate Almonds • Really good cook

Tora Hoshizaki • DOB: July 31, 2001 • Club Team: NASA • Year on AST: 2 nd year • IG: tjhosh • Get to know Tora: • Hometown: Edmonton, AB • GREAT singer and dancer • Double Slalom Win at the first race of the year (Norquay) • Currently out with a dislocated hip but works out all other extremities (getting Cassy Gray arms)

Angus Musgrave • DOB: May • Club Team: Sunshine • Year on AST: 2 nd year • Get to know Angus: • Nickname: Goose • Has achieved a lot in terms of height, at a whopping 6’5” Almost 6’6” • Avid mountain biker and aspiring professional disc golf player

Caeden Carruthers • DOB: May, 2, 2001 • Club Team: CMRC&NASA • Year on AST: 2 nd year • Get to know Caeden: • Hometown: Fredericton, NB • Ranked 9 th in the world in SG for YOB + younger • Huge river surfer • Million dollar smile

Devin Mittertreiner • DOB: April 24, 2000 • Club Team: WSVC/Fernie • Year on AST: 1 st year • IG: coolguy7devin • Get to know Devin: • Avid Photographer • Loves powder skiing • Overall outdoorsy person • 2 Top 15’s at National Champ in Slalom and Super-G

Gavin Donald • DOB: June 9, 1999 • Club Team: WVSC • Year on AST: 1 st year • Get to know Gavin: • Hometown: Vernon, BC • Nickname: Gavdon • Had 10 top 10’s in the 2018/19 season

Jamie Casselman • DOB: May 17, 2000 • Club Team: Panorama • Year on AST: 2 nd year • Get to know Jamie: • Was on the Canadian Development Team 2018/2019 season • U19 National Champion in SG & GS, 2 nd u19 in NC SL • Favorite Race Day Snack: Apple

Konstantin Petkovic • DOB: August 29, 2000 • Club Team: BAR / WMSC • Year on AST: 1 st year • Get to know Kosta: • Hometown: Vancouver, BC • Recently got his ears pierced • 9 Top 5’s in the 2018-19 season

Darin McBeath • AST Head Coach 2 nd year • Former World Cup and Olympic athlete with the Canadian Alpine ski team • Commonly mistaken for an abdominal snowman • Got 13 th at Kitzbuehel (WOO 2001 shredder)

Leslie Firstbrook • Former Ontario Ski Team athlete • Avid mountain biker • 2 nd Year coaching Alberta Team • Avid knitter and inspirational book reader • Has her Level 4 Coaching

Jonas Haehlen • Former Alberta Ski Team Member ( 5 years?) • 2 nd Year Coaching Alberta team • Newly engaged! • 5’8” but still shreds • Raced Internationally (France, Italy, Switzerland)

IMPORTANCE OF AST

• The Alberta Ski Team is extremely important to the development of alpine skiing in Alberta and Canada. Not only is the AST something that young athletes can look up to, it is a stepping stone to the NCAA and the Canadian National Ski Team.

OUR PROGRAM Our program is designed to provide the opportunity to grow as an athlete and as a person. Our coaches are determined to make us the hardest working team in the country, and the best educated. We take classes in cooking, nutrition and sport psychology to give us all the resources we need to be successful in our sport. Our team energy is great, we work together all the time and push each other to be great in every aspect of our lives!

Pucon, Chile • Recently returned from a 3 ½ week on snow camp down in Chile • Despite the weather not being optimal, the team as a whole made huge gains on and off the snow. • Had 15 days on snow, not as many as planned due to weather • Focused on GS and SL

GOALS FOR SEASON

Team goals • Qualify for World Juniors • Win U19 Nationals • Be the best Provincial Team • Top 15s / make flip in NorAms – Girls • Act as a positive role model for kids in Alberta, on and off the hill. • Make NCAA or National Team