SASC - Sponsored Athletes

Latest News:

Sami Kennedy-SimSami (left) winner of the small final

Personal best 5th place in ski cross world cup at Blue Mountain Canada

Sam Wells 9th at Deer Valley Aerials World Cup!

Qualification jump at Deer Valley

Jenny Owens 3rd Ski Cross Winter X Games!

Training day 1 and day 2  paid off! 

SASC provides cash support to adult members competing in snowsports at an elite level to ease the financial burden for their training and competition. Several of our elite skiers have competed in World Cup events and the Winter Olympic Games.

Applications for sponsorship are considered each year at the September Club meeting. Further information is available from the Secretary.

Members children (under 19 years) are eligible for “Junior” elite snowsports athlete sponsorship please contact the Secretary for details.

2011/12 sponsored athletes:

• Jenny Owens was a SASC Junior and progressed quickly through Perisher Alpine Race Club, won NSW and Australian Championships at 12 years old, member of the Australian National team for 7 years before retiring. Jenny returned 18 months later as a ski cross competitor. Jenny is now in her 20th year of international competition. Jenny represented Australia at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics as an alpine skier and later in ski cross.
• Scott Kneller is a ski cross competitor from Jindabyne, he joined SASC a few year ago, Scott competed in ski across at the 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain - Canada and enjoyed a 1st place world cup win at Innichen/San Candido - Italy in December 2010. Unfortunately this year Scott's season has been put on hold for six weeks with fractures in his left hand - we wish Scott a speedy recovery. 
• Sam Wells a developing aerial skier of an SASC family, Sam grew up skiing at Charlotte Pass. Recently Sam has been training in at Utah has had very encouraging results. In 2010-11 season Sam placed in the top 10 at all seven starts in Europa Cup and Nor-Am Cup.
• Sami Kennedy-Sim New to SASC this year Sami is a member of the Australian National Ski Cross Team competing with Jenny Owens on the FIS Freestyle Ski Cross World Cup Tour. Sami has just placed 6th in the French World Cup at Alpe d Huez