Banff Alpine Racers K1 Coaching Staff:
K1 Lead Coach - Cam Woolnough
Cam Woolnough
Aka: Hey you or Dad
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Hobbies: Skiing, Flyfishing, Sailing
Home Hill: Norquay
Favorite Hill: Castle Mountain
Best Crash: My Last Super G ever, at Nakiska. I misjudged the final pitch on Legacy and popped rather than pre-jumped and went a mile, landed on the transition, slid through the finish, the finish area, the cheese grater with all of the nicely stacked bibs and stopped about 5 feet in front of my mom watching on the deck of the rental shop!
Only words for that were "Hi Mom"
Best Coaching Memory: Coaching with the entire Quikies + Group a couple of years ago in the chutes in the back of Castle Mountain, and I was watching the entire group of about 30 kids ripping down the chute. I had 2 locals come up to me and say that we were the best group of younger skies they had ever seen, and that there were few adults that could storm down the chutes in better fashion.
K1 Coach - Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
Aka: Ninja Dave
Hometown: Rossland, B.C.
Hobbies: Mountain Biking, Motor Biking, Learning Guitar, Hiking
Home Hill: Red Mountain
Favorite Hill: Red Mountain
Best Crash: Which one! Had a nice helicopter ride off of Zermatt, good view of the Matterhorn.
Favorite Event(SL/GS/SG/DH): SG, DH, GS then SL. But could always change based upon the last run down the hill.
Pet Peeve on the Hill: Lack of respect for other athlete's space.
Best Coaching Memory: Watching an athlete overcomes a situation which is outside their comfort zone.
K1 Coach - Sherry Lawrence
Sherry Lawrence
Aka: Sherry
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Hobbies: Making Jewelry (www.sherryblossomdesigns.com)
Home Hill: Nakiska
Favorite Hill: Whistler
Best Crash: My own or someone else's?
Favorite Event: Downhill, because it got me to the Olympics.
Pet Peeve on the Hill: Two words, "I can't"
Best Coaching Moment: Any time an athlete gets a better understanding of technique or tactics because of something I am able to teach them.
K1 Coach - Catrina Grant
Catrina Grant
Aka: Cat
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Hobbies: Free skiing and travelling to cool places with my friend Steph!
Home Hill: C.O.P. or Nakiska
Favorite Hill: Termas de Chillan
Favorite Event: GS
Pet Peeve on the Hill: Athletes that don't listen
Favorite Coaching Moment: When we did a ski cross last year with the KDG athletes. It was super fun and great to watch the kids try something different and enjoy it so much.
K1 Coach - Caroline Aubry-Wake
Caroline Aubry-Wake
Aka: Caro or Wakie
Hometown: Rimouski, QC
Hobbies: climbing, hiking, crochet
Home Hill: Val-Neigette
Favorite Hill: Owl's Head, QC (will probably change soon!)
Best Crash: Bode Miller, Wengen 2007
Favorite Event (SL/GS/SG/DH): GS
Pet Peeve on the Hill: People stopping and standing in the middle of the run instead of on the sides.
Favorite Coaching Moment:
1) When this little girl I was coaching wasn't able to one ski. So, after the hill closed, she hiked up the hill and tried it again, to come back to me the next day with the biggest smile on her face, saying "Can we one Ski? I can do it now!"
2) Everytime an athlete having trouble, while working on something, finally gets it and looks at me with a huge smile and stars in his eyes, like he couldn't be happier.
Kinder Apprentice Coach
Shaun Arnsten
Shaun Arnsten
Hometown: Morinville, Alberta
Hobbies: Climbing, Electronics, History
Home Hill: Rabbit Hill, Marmot Basin
Favorite Hill: Sunshine Village, Kicking Horse
Best Crash: I dropped off a 30 foot cliff and actually didn't crash. However, the landing was hard and awkward and I tore my ACL, MCL complete with a partial LCL tear. I had my first introduction to an orthopedic surgeon shortly after.
Favorite Event: Downhill
Pet Peeve on the Hill: Inattentive and inconsiderate skiers.
Best Coaching Memory: Watching a young athlete find Courage and Confidence during the vertical challenge last year.
