Sun Peaks - Training Site for the Austrian National Ski Team
Maier specializes in giant slalom, super-G and downhill and has amassed 51 victories out of 54 races in the World Cup circuit. Renate Gtschl - Renate is a veteran alpine ski champion with a total of 9 women’s World Championships and a silver and gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Renate is known to be the first alpine skier in history to win 10 races at a single World Cup venue. Nicole Hosp - This all-around racer is a quadruple-threat winning World Cup races in 4 out of the 5 possible skiing categories (Super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined). She was also the winner of the overall 2006-07 World Cup and giant slalom World Cup. With a silver medal from the 2006 Turin Games (slalom), Hosp is geared and ready for 2010! Training in Sun Peaks Since 2005, the Austrian National Ski Team has been training intensely at Sun Peaks Resort, the team’s North American training home.More than 100 athletes, trainers, coaches and officials from the Austrian Men’s and Women’s Downhill and Technical teams have used the first class resort for World Cup and Olympic training in the Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G and Downhill events. Athletes have been extremely pleased with the training facilities available to them at Sun Peaks. The team has had exclusive access to the Nancy Greene International Race Centre each year for one month prior to racing season. With three courses stocked with snowmaking mechanisms, timing and safety equipment; the Race Centre has provided everything necessary for an elite alpine training facility. The Austrians will continue training in Sun Peaks until the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler.About the Author:Devon O’Malley is a staff writer for AlluraDirect, a vacation rental website featuring Sun Peaks accommodations direct from Owners and instantly bookable by secure credit card payment.
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