A recent trip to Banff was a great one for three members of the Flatland Freestyle Club.
Zadee Chapman, Sawyer Day and Isaac Neufeld took part in moguls and slopestyle events at the Southern Alberta Freestyle Club Competition last month, which took place at the Sunshine Village Ski Resort.
“There were skiers from Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Alberta there, so it was pretty busy,” Neufeld said.
“I tried to not be distracted by all of that though, as we were all focused on just doing well in our events.”
Neufeld, who was competing in the Under 10 category, led the way for the team as he picked up a gold medal in moguls and won a silver medal in the slopestyle competition.
“I felt really good out there the entire week and I was really happy to get those two medals,” Neufeld said.
“I was focused in my practices during the weekends at Table Mountain before the competition, and I think that’s why I did well in Banff.”
Day also earned a gold medal in the moguls event in the Under 12 division.
He also finished in sixth place in the slopestyle competition.
“I had been there a year earlier and finished in the top 10 in both events,” Day said. “This year, my goal was to try and make the podium, so I was very excited when I won the gold medal.
“The course for the moguls was a little bit different than other ones I’ve skied on. Instead of having a big jump in the middle before moving back into the moguls, it was just mogul jumps the entire run, which made jumping a little bit easier for everyone.”
Chapman was competing in her first ever mountain competition and had a pair of top 10 results in the mogul and slopestyle events.
“It was a pretty fun experience and I felt like I did my best in both events,” Chapman said.
“I was focused on my turns and my jumps and I did really well in both of those things.”
While Chapman and Neufeld aren’t competing in any more events this season, Day will have the chance to represent the club at the Alberta Championships, which will take place from March 24 to 26 at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
“It’ll be a little tougher field there for that one as many of the top Alberta competitors weren’t at the event in Banff,” Day said.
“It will be a new experience for me, especially with it being in Calgary, but I’m going to just focus on what I do best and see what happens.”
