Selwyn Times: September 05, 2018

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Nerves tested in school ski race
West Melton School pupil
Ryder writes about the
school’s team of 14 skiers
who went to compete in
the Canterbury Primary and
Intermediate School Ski
Race at Mt Cheeseman
ON SUNDAY I woke up at 6am
and got ready for the big day up
at Mt Cheeseman.
I had never used a T-bar before
so I was quite nervous but I was
also excited because I was doing
my first ever ski race.
As we were driving up the hill
to Mt Cheeseman I was getting
more and more nervous. We got
our ski gear on, then we had to
put on a race bib, my number
was 106 and you also had to wear
a transmitter on your ankle.
Once we were all ready I went
for a run before my race as it was
a really good day for skiing and
there was some great snow.
Then it was race time, Joe,
Buzz and I were all waiting for
about 15min and Joe was first
out of us three. The man on the
start-gate said: “Three, two, one,
go,” and Joe was off, he looked
pretty fast.
Once he was finished it was
Buzz’s turn, he went up to the
mark, the man said: “Three, two,
one, go,” Buzz took off and he
looked even faster.
It was then my turn I was
nervous, the man said to me:
“Are you ready,” I said yes, he
said: “Three, two, one, go,” I was
off, going around the first gate,
around the second gate and I was
trying to go as fast as I could.
I thought I was going pretty
fast and I tucked in for the finish
line and Joe and Buzz were waiting
for me. My dad said that Joe
and I looked about the same time
and Buzz was a little bit faster.
We had another run to do so
we got on the T-bar again to do a
second run for the race, Buzz and
I were on the same T-bar and Joe
and Nash were just in front of us.
We went up to the start line for
the red course and no-one was
waiting. Joe went first again and
he went really fast, then it was
Buzz and he looked like he went
even faster than the last time.
It was finally my turn and my
last run so I wanted to go faster
than anybody and I was going
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to try my hardest. I went to the
mark, he said: “Are you ready,” I
said yes and then he said: “Three,
two, one, go.” I went off as fast as
I could, I was trying to get more
speed by tucking in and then
boom, I was finished.
The lady asked for my bib and
transmitter. Then we watched
Nash’s races, he was super fast
and looked good. Once Nash was
finished we went off and skied
some more with dad and the
Roycrofts.
At 3.30pm we were standing
waiting for the prize-giving with
Olivia and Josie, they were very
excited and so was everybody.
No-one from West Melton got a
placing, which was a shame but it
was a great day.
Thanks to Mrs Hawkins for
organising our skiing and our
parents for taking us up the
mountain.
COMPETING: West Melton School pupils at the Canterbury
primary and intermediate school ski race at Mt Cheeseman.
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