FIS Camp Begins
Irish Skiers have arrived in El Bolson, Argentina for the start of the FIS Camp. They have had 3 great days of skiing so far with pretty good snow conditions.
Entries by Alex Andrews
Licence Renewals and New Licences
SAI welcomes all new licence holders who have registered in the past month and all those renewing their licences for the 2025/2026 season. To those who are taking part in summer training and events in the southern hemisphere and elsewhere, we wish you a good start to the year and a good summer season. Please contact […]
OFI – Milano/Cortina 2026 “Make a Difference Fund”
In addition to funding from SAI, the following Snowsports athletes received €13,000 from the “Make a Difference Fund” in Spring 2023. Thomas Maloney Westgaard, Cross Country Skiing Cormac Comerford, Alpine Skiing Éabha McKenna, Alpine Skiing https://olympics.ie/recipients-of-ofi-make-a-difference-fund/
New Ski Team for Thomas Maloney Westgaard
Thomas will join a new Ski Team for the coming season. He is delighted to have been invited to join Team Aker Daehlie. www.teamakerdahlie.com
FIS Alpine Development Camp South America
Ethan Bouchard is in South America taking part in the FIS Development Alpine Camp 2025. Alpine Skiers, Éabha McKenna and Ethan Bouchard were nominated by SAI and accepted by FIS for the FIS Alpine Summer Development Camp in Argentina. The Camp will be held in the ski resort of El Bolson – Perito Moreno ARG from 16th July […]
Seamus O’Connor represents Ireland
Last weekend Seamus O’Connor represented Ireland at the 2023 WSF General Assembly in Innsbruck. http://www.worldsnowboardfederation.org/ Earlier this year, Seamus also acted as Head of Delegation at the University Games (Universiade 2023) in Lake Placid NY in January 2023. Under his leadership and that of the coach Eric Strappers, Ireland was represented by five alpine skiers […]
Irish Alpine National Championships
In March of this year, the Snowsports Association of Ireland held its National Championships in Kronplatz, Italy. The race attracted a large entry of 137 athletes from forty nations. The women’s slalom race was won by France’s Annabel Jallat, Michal Jasiczek of Poland winning the men’s race. Honours in the Giant Slalom races were taken […]
ISMF Youth Camp
ISMF Youth Camp – Zakopone, Poland 12th – 16th April 2023 In response an invitation by the International Ski Mountaineering Federation to the ISMF Youth Camp, ‘Road to the Olympics’, SAI nominated Alex Ainsworth who was accepted and participated in the Camp in April 2023. Read more – Click here
Youth Multi-Sport Event Comes To A Close
STRONG SUPER-G SHOWING ROUNDS OUT THE IRISH EYOF CAMPAIGN YOUTH MULTI-SPORT EVENT COMES TO A CLOSE 29 January 2023 Team Ireland’s Ethan Bouchard and Eábha McKenna completed their final event on the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) schedule yesterday, competing well in the Super-G. Both competitions took place on Monte Lussari, just outside Tarvisio, on the […]
Personal Best Performance For McKenna At EYOF
PERSONAL BEST PERFORMANCE FOR MCKENNA AT EYOF WICKLOW SKIER RISES TO OCCASION IN ITALY 26 January 2023 Team Ireland’s Eábha McKenna returned to the slopes in Tarvisio, Italy to compete in the Girl’s Giant Slalom (GS) event today at the European Youth Olympic Festival. The Wicklow teenager was competing in the Girl’s Giant Slalom where she […]
