Competition Soars at Aviva FIS Cup in Whistler and Hub Canadian Nationals

A J Brown, Jakub Kot, Josh Maurer

Great weather and jump conditions made for an exciting two day FIS ski jumping competition at the Whistler Nordic Center. Athletes from five nations competed for top honors. Day 1 saw Canadian Josh Maurer take 3rd spot just behind A J Brown from the US (2nd), strong jumps by Poland’s Jakub Kot placed him in top spot on both days of the competition. Day two finished with Jakub Kot (1st), A J Brown (2nd) and Norway’s Andre Skinns (3rd).

The Hub Canadian National Championships were also run on Saturday. Top podium spots for the Women saw Abigail Strate in (3rd), Natasha Bodnarchuk (2nd), in first with a distance of 93.5 meters was Eleora Hamming. On the men’s side Nigel Lauchlan (3rd), Rogan Reid (2nd), and Josh Maurer (1st) took the top Canadian Spots. In the Junior Men’s Category Max Stretch (3rd), Cory Rogan (2nd) and Sam Bolton (1st).  Congratulations to those athletes and a thanks to the Whistler members for hosting an outstanding event.