The programme, which is in its third year, is designed for up-and-coming athletes as a means of progressing towards the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia Snowboard Halfpipe Team. (Story continues below.)
Head coach Ben Alexander says: "It is giving athletes the opportunity to develop their skills to international standard so they are able to compete successfully in World Cup and Olympic Games competitions."
The team currently consists of five boarders: Nathan Johnstone, 17, Matthew Hunter, 19, Jarryd Williams, 17, Sam Murphy, 16 and Charlie Steinbacher, 16.
Riders are chosen at a Talent Identification Camp held at Perisher Blue each winter. The next camp takes place from 1-2 September.
Find out more at the Skiing Australia website.
Photo credit (showing Nathan Johnstone): NSWIS and Perisher Blue, taken by Ben Alexander
3 comments:
Where are the girls on the halfpipe team?
This may be the Girlieboarder blog, but we like to support the boys' teams too!
hannah trigger and Holly are in the OWI team and there are no new chicks ready to move into the development team - peeace
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