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Dale, the question arises: Can Australia win Mogul medal in Turin?
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Dale Begg-Smith has strengthened his claims as one of Australia's hottest medal hopes in Turin and the spearhead of the largest ski and snowboard representation at Olympic Winter Games.
The Canadian-born 21-year-old moguls skier capped a great few days when he a third round on Sunday won the World Cup triumph, in Lake Placid, New York, where his second victory on Friday, increased him to world No.1.
The latest win gave him 405 points in the standings, putting him 109 points much of his nearest rival, Alexandre Bilodeau of Canada.
href = "http://www.sitelinksinfo.org/> Dale Begg-Smith results a boost for Ski & Snowboard Australia, to be completed on Sunday team for Turin by former world champion Jacques Cooper, the fourth and last place the aerial ski team won.
Selectors gave their discretion choose to join Cooper from Laine Cole and Bree Munro automatic selection Alisa Camplin, Lydia Ierodiaconou and Liz Gardner.
The Australian Olympic Committee will name its full team games, expected to number about 40, tomorrow. For the first time SSA, more than an athlete in nominate any discipline – Alpine skiing, cross country skiing, Freestyle skiing and snowboarding – to compete with 25 set in Turin.
SSA chief Michael Kennedy was delighted with the progress the past four years had been made.
"We have five athletes to Salt Lake City in 2002, who won World Championship medals, but the team consists of nine athletes, the World Cup podium finishes have made, "said Kennedy.
"In the four years preceding the 2002 Games had, our athletes won 35 World Cup Medals, while in the past four years, until the [Turin], we collected 54 medals. "
Begg-Smith, who came to Australia six years ago with his older brother Jason and stayed out of competitive skiing for three years to qualify for Australia, has confirmed its place as a strong medal hope in Torino performance sport.
Olympic Winter Institute of Australia CEO Geoff Lipshut was delighted Begg-Smith form that runs in three consecutive victory has extended.
"It's fantastic," said Lipshut. "He is doing when it counts at the moment, he understands the game and he has good skills. He
is mentally very strong, and if you qualify for the first time in an event like this, you're the last person to ski, you must see all the others and then know what you beat and withstand all that pressure, and not everyone has that got. "
Mogul is traditionally dominated by North Americans and Lipshut said an Olympian Medal in the event would be the greatest of sporting success in Australia rank. "Dale is right up there," he said. "He is a medal hope with 12 others – It's there, four Americans, four Canadians and four Finns, and a medal would be amazing, because this is one of hard events and it is a tough business. "
"In events like this, the U.S. is usually so strong, it can one-two-three-four, and one of the 12 of you could go skiing Olympic champion , so that there is a new sense of confidence for us and justification for our system, our coaching and our talent. "
Begg-Smith was an aspiring Skiers, when he arrived in Jindabyne via Melbourne about six years ago, and spent most of its time technically competent by Australian training programs, be processed when he and Jason, now 25, stood in competitive skiing while waiting for their Australian citizenship.
Athletes nominated to the AOC of SSA Selection committee: Aerial skiing – Alisa Camplin, Jacqui Cooper, Liz Gardner, Lydia Ierodiaconou, alpine skiing – AJ Bear (Super G), Craig Branch (downhill, combined), Jono Brauer (Slalom, combined), Brad Wall (giant slalom), cross country skiing – Esther Bottomley (sprint), Clare-Louise Brumley (pursuit, 15km classic), Paul Murray (sprint); moguls – Manuela Berchtold, Dale Begg-Smith, Jason Begg-Smith, Nick Fisher, Michael Robertson, Snowboard – Torah Bright, Holly Crawford, Mitchell Allan, Andrew Burton, Ben Mates (all halfpipe) Emanuel Oppliger, Johanna Shaw (both parallel giant slalom), Damon Hayler, Emily Thomas (both Snowboard Cross).
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