Edition 100| 2 APRIL 2008

Ski & Snowboard Australia E-News 100

2008 National Team Reception – Ski & Snowboard Awards

Australian athletes have just completed one of the most successful International seasons in our winter sport history.

Australia has 2 World Cup champions, a runner up and a further 3 athletes in the World's top 10. These performances include an incredible 20 World Cup medals throughout the 2007/2008 World Cup season by 6 different athletes across 5 disciplines. The Australian Aerial Ski Team finished the season as the number 1 ranked team in the world!

Ski & Snowboard Australia together with the Olympic Winter Institute will be holding a National Team reception in celebration of the outstanding success achieved during the 2007/8 International season.

The National Team reception will also serve as an opportunity to present the 2008 Snowsports Athlete of the Year awards.

The National Team Reception will bring together many prominent members of the snow sports industry, including Australia's best winter athletes and coaches, resorts, media and the snow sports retail sector. A limited number of tickets are available to the extended SSA family including registered competitors, members and interested parties.

Venue: The Royce Hotel, 379 St. Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Date: Thursday 1st May
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Dress: Lounge Suit
Cost: $80 ($55 for registered competitors)

We look forward to you joining us.
Click here to download the RSVP

AGM Reminder

A reminder that the Ski & Snowboard Australia AGM will be held on Monday April 28 at the Vibe Hotel, 100 Bayswater Rd, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney beginning at 6pm. Please join us for refreshments afterwards.

Freestyle TD Clinic

Ski & Snowboard Australia will be holding a Freestyle TD clinic for interested individuals. The clinic will take place on Saturday May 3rd at the SSA Offices beginning at 8.30am. Anyone interested in taking part please email Ryan for more information.

Disciplines Calendars

Draft 2008 event calendars are now available for the following disciplines:

Alpine
Freestyle

ASADA

ASADA have supplied SSA with the following advice for athletes regarding the use of Colostrum.

Following a number of recent articles relating to the use of colostrum, ASADA has received the advice below from WADA which highlights the concerns faced by athletes who use this substance.

As you can see their advice is that colostrum should be treated in the same way we treat dietary supplements and as such our advice is that athletes should not take this product.

"As you are aware, the WADA Prohibited List contains a list of prohibited substances. The distinction between substances and products is essential. Products often contain many/various and complex mixture of substances, and this is the case for pharmaceutical products or dietary supplements (especially when derived from natural products). Natural colostrum contains several substances, including IGF-1 which is listed as a prohibited substance (section S2 of the Prohibited List). The nature of colostrum (naturally produced in the early phase of lactation) cannot naturally classify colostrum as a food product but more as a dietary supplement type product. Athlete cannot be accidentally exposed to colostrum as part of normal food consumption.

Taking into account the above elements and the fact that there is still scientific uncertainty on the ability for IGF-1 contained in colostrums to influence plasma levels of IGF-1, the WADA List Committee adopted a safe approach and recommends athletes not to take colostrum. Again colostrum cannot be part of a normal diet and has to be compared to a dietary supplement, with similar risks associated."