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IPCAS-NorAm-Kimberley, BC, Canada 4-7 Mar 08
 
 
Brits steal the show in the first day of races with 8 medals... 
 
Following a couple of days of strong training in wonderful sunny conditions GB produced the results in the two downhill races which took place on 6 March followed by the Super G on 7 March.
 
With a strong team (7 of the squad were competing) Sean Rose, in peak form, produced two downhill runs to achieve double podium gold. Travelling through the speed gun at almost 100km/h he was closely followed by Talan Skeels-Piggins in the first race who finished 3rd and in the second race by Russell Docker who following a recent lean patch fended off the competition to finish 2nd.
 
Meanwhile in the ladies competition, Joe Willoughby showed her consistent form with a silver medal in each of the two races with Jane Sowerby claiming the bronze in the first race and Anna Turney in the second.
 
Tim Farr showed real determination and at one stage GB was showing in all podium positions unfortunately Farr just being pushed out of contention in the final results.
 
A further 9 medals on Super G day brings the tally to 17...
 
Day 2 provided a repeat of the previous days successes.
 
Competing in the Super G squad members were all fired up with the aim of consolidating the GB medal position and not letting our lead be compromised by our Canadian hosts and the other nations taking part.
 
 
Not to be disappointed the ladies started the proceedings with Joe Willoughby and Jane Sowerby achieving silver and bronze in the morning races. Where we had just missed out the day before, this time, the men achieved the ultimate accolade of Gold, Silver & Bronze in the first race. A rare but impressive site (hopefully to be repeated) was seeing Rose, Docker and Skeels-Piggins receiving their medals at the presentation ceremony for their 1st, 2nd & 3rd respectively - GB owned the podium!
 
 
The afternoon races provided yet more success and with GB on a role, Rose put in a further blistering performance to improve on his course time of the morning and claim his 4th gold of the tournament. Docker proved he could cut the mustard bagging a further silver. Unfortunately, the elusive bronze this time was not to be with time again going down to the wire with both Talan Skeel-Piggins and Tim Farr being pushed off their earlier medal positions.
 
For the ladies Willoughby achieved her 4th silver of the two day competition with Anna Turney swapping with Sowerby for the bronze.
 
The final tally for the two days delivered a record success for Britain's athletes of 17 medals:
 
 
 1st DH 2nd DH1st SG2nd SG
Sean Rose

 1st

1st 

1st

1st

Russell Docker

4th 

2nd 

2nd 

2nd 

Talan Skeels-Piggins

 3rd

 4th

3rd

5th 
Tim Farr

 6th

5th

6th 

 4th

Joe Willoughby

 2nd

2nd 

2nd

2nd 

 Jane Sowerby

 3rd

 4th

3rd

 4th

Anna Turney

 DNF

3rd 

 DSQ

3rd

 
The team now take a short but well deserved break in Kicking Horse through the kind hospitality of Stuart Dickson at the Highland Lodge before heading further West to Sun Peaks where competition focuses on the technical events of Slalom and Giant Slalom following the speed categories of Kimberley