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LW had the opportunity to go up to Afriski and be a part of the annual Kings Cup event which took place from the 3 – 6 July. We didn’t compete in the actual event as our snowboarding skills are not up to scratch yet but we were there to cover the event and bring you some pics of what went down. Unfortunately there were no Snowboard park events such as slopestyle or big trick. This year the Kings Cup concentrated more on the Skiing and Snowboard slalom events but this didn’t detour the Snowboarders from hitting the park and throwing down some crazy jam sessions, showing off some new mad skills. Riders were looking impressive with new tricks in their bags which is going to make the upcoming Quiksnow SA National Snowboarding champs (29/30 July) one awesome, competitive event!
Afriski has definitely grown in quality as a resort with plenty of snow and the slope open all the way to the top. The new Sky restaurant is up and running and the Gondola Cafe never seizes to amaze with its Apres Ski atmosphere and awesome hot cups of gluhwein being served nonstop.
Check out the results from the Ski and Snowboard Slalom events:
Skiing
JUNIOR – PUDI
1st – Benjamin Olivier
2nd – Jaco Den Heyer
3rd – Travis Koekemoer
JUNIOR K1 – GIRLS
1st – Elizabeth Olivier
2nd – Shanley Koekemoer
3rd – Annami Den Hyer
JUNIOR K1 – BOYS
1st – Henro van der Merwe
2nd – Daniel Reeders
3rd – Mangwe Zandile
JUNIOR 1 – K2 – GIRLS
1st – Bianca Henning
2nd – Lorinda Reeders
3rd – Zandile Mthembu
JUNIOR 1 – K2 – BOYS
1st – Francois Olivier
2nd – Matthys Olivier
3rd – Keagan Seddon
LADIES OPEN
1st – Abigail Moreland
2nd – Andrea Harmsen
3rd – Julie De Vos
LADIES – MASTERS
1st – Barbara Jekot
2nd – Simone Hope
3rd – Illanah Koekemoer
MENS – OPEN
1st – Alex Heath
2nd – Jean-Pascal Bach
3rd – Tsotane Dywil
MENS – MASTERS
1st – Oliver Schwankhart
2nd – Tomek Jekot
3rd – Atsushi Hirata
Snowboarding
LADIES OPEN
1st – Kerrylynn van Randen
2nd – Karin Weich
3rd – Anthea Kavallieratos
JUNIOR BOYS
1st – Luke Dutton
2nd – Dean van Greunen
3rd – Christopher Hope
MENS OPEN
1st – Alex Heath
2nd – Jan Krivan
3rd – Matt Jackson
