Alex Fitch Snowboarder: October 2009

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Newspaper Article

Newspaper Article - Express Advocate - Central Coast - Friday 10th Oct 2009
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Friday, October 2, 2009

NZ - Day 6 Final Day of competition

For full results. http://www.snowsports.co.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=998

Just going to airport but results for yesterday are;

Pipe U 16 1st

Parrallel GS 1st

Female Snowboarding Champion U 14 Alex Fitch

Female Snowboarding Champion U 16 Alex Fitch

Overall Female Snowboarding Champion - Alex Fitch

Surfing, skating and surf club tomorrow. Will be good to get home to be with my friends! O and family too!!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Day 5 - Girls get to Cheer the boys on

With the Girls Slopestyle being run yesterday instead of today - just had to cheer the boys on with their finals for Slopestyle. Have attached a photo of the boys doing Gravity X (Boardercross) to show how much fun it is. Only Pipe and Parrallel Slalom to go tomorrow. Pipe is huge! Walls are 22' here where Perisher walls are 14'. Another first will be, I have never done Parrallel GS before. Should be an interesting and fun day!

Bio

I am a female snowboarder who is 18 year young & live on the Central Coast of NSW Australia. I tried snowboarding for the first time when I was 8 years old and did my first season when I was 13. I won my first snowboard competition when I was 11 years old. when I train with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail with my coaches Ben Boyd and Elijah Teter. I am aiming and on the Qualifying tour for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games for Snowboard Halfpipe. You can Follow what I am up to on this blog as I travel the world for training, competitions and fun times.

Thank You

Many thanks to the following;

Many thanks to the following sponsors and
supporters;
"Betty Rides" for the outerwear that I love. NSWIS for the Silver scholarship and all the support staff that assist us. Uncle Pete and Mel for helping me so much with my flights. The Aim For The Stars Foundation (Layne Beachley) for the grant. The Donnica Clark Foundation for their grant. The Amelia McGuiness Foundaton, for a grant. Central Coast Combined Councils- (Gosford and Wyong) for their grant. I have also had lots of support from the Marks & Komorr families specifically. Also thanks to my family, friends, Soldiers Beach Surf Club & Lakes Grammar School for their support.
Thanks to my coaches Boyde and Elijah and all my coaches that have been with me and got me to where I am today "TSC" - Jarrod , Christine and crew, ISTC - Clarke, Baffy from "Fastride" Mark and of course Sav.Thanks also to all of the NSWIS staff and coaches and after the Youth Olympic Games I have to say thank you so much to the AOC and all the support staff. Lastly thanks to my brothers Andrew and Aaron for being the spark to start snowboarding , for making me keep up with you guys, letting me never give up and the support and knowledge you give. Lastly Mum & Dad for providing me with the endless possibilities
in my life, funds to help me with my snowboarding and your love and support for making me who I am.
And Team AXLE:) you know who you are.