Team NSWIS Winter Olympians Sami Kennedy-Sim and Anton Grimus will be looking for a strong start to the FIS Ski Cross World Cup season when the series gets underway on December 8 in Val Thorens, France.

 

The pair are entering the home stretch before the World Cups begin and competed in the Austrian Championships and Europa Cup on the Pitztal glacier in the Tyrol last weekend.

 

Grimus fared exceptionally well in the Europa Cup. After an opening race where he ran 22nd, Grimus blitzed his second race coming in 5th from a field of 95.
Meanwhile, Kennedy-Sim skied a solid first race to place 13th from 44 competitors in a strong field that included winning form by Olympic gold medallist Marielle Thomspon (CAN), followed by multiple world champion Ophelie David (FRA).
Kennedy-Sim backed it up with a 16th place in her second race. The Manly based skier is keen to raise the bar in the 2016/17 season after four top 10’s finishes last season.
The Cross Park Pitztal has emerged as a hotspot for ski and snowboard cross athletes from all over the world as it offers various start sections on a total course length of approximately one minute.

 

 

(PIC: Racer’s perspective view from Anton Grimus’ headcam / Anton Grimus Instagram)

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