As many as 11 Canadians could qualify for FIS World Cup Finals in Bormio, ITA with solid results this weekend. With nine racers already qualified and another two potentially added to the team with strong World Cup results this weekend, Canada is looking to qualify its largest team ever for next week’s World Cup Finals in Bormio, ITA.
World Cup downhill champion Britt Janyk (Whistler, BC), who is currently third in the downhill standings with one DH race in Crans-Montana, SUI to go on Saturday, leads the hunt or World Cup medals.
Janyk is followed closely by teammate Kelly VanderBeek (Kitchener, ON) who is fourth in the downhill standings.
Emily Brydon (Fernie, BC), who is a 2007/08 World Cup super G champion, sits fourth in the overall Ladies SG standings and ninth in the downhill.
On the Men’s side, World Cup champion John Kucera (Calgary, AB) has qualified for World Cup Finals in downhill, super G and giant slalom. Erik Guay (Mont-Tremblant, QC) has qualified in the DH and super G while Manuel Osborne-Paradis (Vancouver, BC) will enter the World Cup Finals in seventh place overall in the downhill standings.
Currently in 19th in the giant slalom standings François Bourque (New Richmond, QC) will be joined by Robbie Dixon (Whistler, BC), who is in the midst of a breakthrough season that has him sitting in 16th in the super G standings on his way to the first World Cup Finals of his career.
Jan Hudec (Calgary, AB) also qualified in the downhill but will not attend due to injury.
Jean-Philippe Roy (Ste-Flavie, QC / Gatineau, QC) and Michael Janyk (Whistler, BC) both have a little extra motivation this weekend. Roy currently sits 28th in the Men’s World Cup giant slalom standings with just one more GS race, in Kranjska Gora, SLO on Saturday, remaining before the World Cup Finals get underway.
The GS race in Kranjska Gora, SLO can be seen on CBC’s Pontiac Alpine Ski Series with coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. MT.
Michael Janyk, who is currently 38th in the Men’s slalom standings, could qualify for the World Cup Finals with an excellent result in Sunday’s SL in Kranjska Gora. The slalom can be seen on Rogers Sportsnet at 2:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. MT.
The 2008 FIS Alpine World Cup Finals take place on the famed “Stelvio” slope in Bormio, ITA from March 12th to March 16th.
Canada sent a record 10 ski racers to the 2007 FIS World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide, SUI.
