Sean Rose takes gold at World CupSestriere saw the first downhill gold medal go to Britain's best disabled racer, Sean Rose, at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup.
Sean's unwavering commitment to downhill ski racing was rewarded with a top spot on the podium and an incredible finish time of 1:13:51. Sponsored by Atomic, Jason Summerfield (UK & Ireland) offered his congratulations,
"This is the win Sean has been working for and wholly deserves. Atomic are behind him 100 per cent and can't wait to see the waves he'll be causing in Vancouver this year."
Sean was skiing Atomic's DoubleDecker Downhill Ski, a revolutionary design that combines solidity and precise tracking with flexibility and smoothness, delivering ultimate performance in any situation.
With a unique construction, the ski comprises of two decks: upper and lower. The lower allows for absorbsion, firm edge grip and continual snow contact, whiltst the upper deck reads perfectly the power transmitted by the skier, distributing this energy to the lower deck.
Sponsored also by Snow+Rock, Atomic's support for Sean was echoed by Dion Taylor, managing director,
"We are delighted and very proud of Sean for achieving Great Britain's first ever World Cup Skiing gold medal, perfect timing prior to the Vancouver Paralympics. Sean's commitment and enthusiasm to the sport is infectious. We are pleased to be able to have the opportunity to sponsor an athlete of his attitue and caliber."
Tenacity and focus were in full force as Sean hit speeds of 70mph to reach his goal. Reflecting on his incredible win, Sean said,
"The last few days of training has been amazing and put me in a great frame of mind for racing... My skis ran fast today which is down to having a ski technician working with us. I hope we can find a sponsor to cover his cost going forward as it is a real advantage. Hearing the national anthem for the first time at the World Cup prize giving was a fantastic experience."
Sean's gold medal win has undoubtably given Sean and his supporters the positive energy needed as the 2010 Paralympics fast approaches.
Posted by Online Editor - Fri, 22/01/2010 - 6:50pm
Sestriere saw the first downhill gold medal go to Britain's best disabled racer, Sean Rose, at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup.
Sean's unwavering commitment to downhill ski racing was rewarded with a top spot on the podium and an incredible finish time of 1:13:51. Sponsored by Atomic, Jason Summerfield (UK & Ireland) offered his congratulations,
"This is the win Sean has been working for and wholly deserves. Atomic are behind him 100 per cent and can't wait to see the waves he'll be causing in Vancouver this year."
Sean was skiing Atomic's DoubleDecker Downhill Ski, a revolutionary design that combines solidity and precise tracking with flexibility and smoothness, delivering ultimate performance in any situation.
With a unique construction, the ski comprises of two decks: upper and lower. The lower allows for absorbsion, firm edge grip and continual snow contact, whiltst the upper deck reads perfectly the power transmitted by the skier, distributing this energy to the lower deck.
Sponsored also by Snow+Rock, Atomic's support for Sean was echoed by Dion Taylor, managing director,
"We are delighted and very proud of Sean for achieving Great Britain's first ever World Cup Skiing gold medal, perfect timing prior to the Vancouver Paralympics. Sean's commitment and enthusiasm to the sport is infectious. We are pleased to be able to have the opportunity to sponsor an athlete of his attitue and caliber."
Tenacity and focus were in full force as Sean hit speeds of 70mph to reach his goal. Reflecting on his incredible win, Sean said,
"The last few days of training has been amazing and put me in a great frame of mind for racing... My skis ran fast today which is down to having a ski technician working with us. I hope we can find a sponsor to cover his cost going forward as it is a real advantage. Hearing the national anthem for the first time at the World Cup prize giving was a fantastic experience."
Sean's gold medal win has undoubtably given Sean and his supporters the positive energy needed as the 2010 Paralympics fast approaches.