Ben CookJames StevensonOona OrtmansJames StevensonInter-schools competition at Les HouchesCalixte MestelanOona Ortmans, Ben Cook, Lucy Harold and Frances Bryon10Frances Bryon
<strong>Aiglon</strong> boys winthe BritishTeam SkiChampionshipsand dominate atthe SGISby David Mansfield (’82), Ski Racing CoachOnce again the <strong>Aiglon</strong> Ski Team wasvery busy this winter on the race pistesaround the Alps. The students competed intwelve events, including the Swiss Groupof International Schools (SGIS) races, theAssociation des Directeurs des Instituts dela Suisse Romande (ADISR), British races(British Schoolboys, British Inter-schools,Welsh Alpine Championships and <strong>Aiglon</strong><strong>College</strong> Cup), Independent Association ofPrep Schools (IAPS), Swiss regionalclub races and International FIS races.The <strong>Aiglon</strong> Boys Ski Race team consisting ofCalixte Mestelen, Mizuki O’Hara, HugoReinhardt and James Stevenson wonthe British Schoolboys Team Championshipsat Meiringen at the end January. The teamwas awarded the Sunday Times Cup forschool 1 st team overall.<strong>Aiglon</strong>’s Team 2 consisting of Ben Cook,Hobie Greenfield, Hugo Ng and MaxThompson also gave a great performance.All boys skied wonderfully throughout bothdays of intense competition.Last season was exceptional for teamresults and although this year we haveagain brought home many team trophiesit has been the number of impressiveindividual performances which really standout. We are immensely proud of our 20racers achieving 78 podium fi nishes thisseason.A season rich in experiences to be savouredand more importantly, to learn from forthe future. It has been a real team effortby many people to achieve these results.From parents, trainers, staff and of course,the racers themselves. Thank you and welldone!Frances Bryon:1 st ADISR Senior girls slalom1 st ADISR Senior girls combined1 st British Inter-schools slalom (Junior 2)1 st <strong>Aiglon</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cup giant slalom (Overall)1 st <strong>Aiglon</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cup slalom (Junior 2)1 st Longcroft Cup Parallel slalomJames Stevenson:1 st SGIS Senior Championships (Overall)1 st ADISR Senior boys slalom1 st British Inter-schools giant slalom (Overall)1 st <strong>Aiglon</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cup giant slalom (Overall)1 st <strong>Aiglon</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cup slalom (Overall)1 st Longcroft Cup Parallel slalomOona Ortmans:1 st ADISR Moyenne girls giant slalom1 st ADISR Moyenne girls combined1 st <strong>Aiglon</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cup giant slalom (Junior 1)1 st <strong>Aiglon</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cup slalom (Junior 1)Calixte Mestelan:1 st Welsh Alpine Championships giant slalom(Junior 1)1 st <strong>Aiglon</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cup giant slalom (Junior 1)1 st <strong>Aiglon</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cup slalom (Junior 1)1 st ADISR Night-time Parallel slalomMizuki O’Hara:1 st British Schoolboys Races giant slalom (OverallChildren)1 st British Schoolboys Races slalom (OverallChildren)1 st SGIS Junior Championships (Overall)Lucy Harold:1 st Welsh Alpine Championships giant slalom(Junior 2)1 st Welsh Alpine Championships slalom (Junior 2)Josh Thompson:1 st SGIS Senior Championships (Category D)1 st IAPS Ski Championships (Overall boy)Emily Cheadle:1 st IAPS Ski Championships (Overall girl)Hobie Greenfield:1 st SGIS Senior Championships (Category B)Peter Mardaleichvili:1 st Welsh Alpine Championships giant slalom(Junior 2)These athletes also fi nished on the podiumin other competitions and the large numberof podium fi nishes can be completed withgreat performances from the following racers:Andrew CookBen CookAlexandra KirkpatrickEiko MitsuiHugo NgHugo ReinhardtJan SchnewlinChloe TealMax ThompsonCeleste von der SchulenburgIncredible WinterConditions!by Ivor Ligertwood, Ski MountaineeringInstructorWhat a winter! Ski touring, cross-countryskiing or snowshoeing, <strong>Aiglon</strong> studentswere very busy this term making the mostof the best snow conditions seen in a longtime. Going out on expedition at any time ofyear demands good personal organisationbut no more so than when the temperatureplummeted and students were faced withtemperatures as low as minus 20! Taskssuch as changing ski touring skins or tyingbootlaces suddenly became very difficult.Do these things without gloves and thedangers become very real. Thankfully, <strong>Aiglon</strong>students adapt quickly to challenges suchas these.Mention has to be made of the group ofstudents who decided to push themselvesthat little bit harder this winter. DominiqueMeyer, Vera Smirnova, KhalifaAlghunaim, Nikolay Makharashvili,Jan Schnewlin, Alex Hui and PeterMardaleichvili started their winter offwith a 1,000m ascent up local Pic Chaussyand after several challenging Sundayexpeditions, they rounded off their winterwith a memorable three day long expedition.It’s not every day that anyone, let alone<strong>Aiglon</strong> students, have the opportunity to skifrom Switzerland, through Italy and finishby skiing the infamous Vallee Blanche downinto Chamonix, France. The second day waseight and a half hours long and six and halfof those were spent walking uphill! Thisshows just how committed these studentswere.With the warm weather, our thoughts nowbegin to turn to walking and camping.Nonetheless, we do hope to achieve a4,000m peak on skis during the SummerTerm. Watch this space!<strong>Aiglon</strong> Today sharing news with the wider college community11
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