SapphireOne’s Jack Adams competes at the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – Round 2!
February 24, 2021 3:58 pm | by John Adams
Watch Jack Adams 2nd run for New Zealand in the Slalom event at the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Congratulations again to SapphireOne sponsored athlete Jack Adams who has just competed in the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina, Italy. The event is held every second year and showcases the best alpine athletes from around the world.
In the Giant Slalom Jack placed 32nd in the Qualifying race, just missing out on the finals, and achieved an impressive overall ranking of 50th.
In the Slalom Jack fought hard in Run 1 on a course that challenged the best in the world, with 30% of the field being a ‘Did Not Finish’ (DNF). Jack moved from 71st to 35th after the first run and was ready for Run 2.
In Run 2 he was on track for a top 20 result, and just a few gates from the finish line hit one bump too many and joined the 70% of athletes that had a DNF.
Check out the below interview with Jack written by SnowSports New Zealand for the February Alpine Newsletter.
Spotlight on: Jack Adams!
Hometown: Bondi, Sydney but Coronet Peak is his home mountain in New Zealand.
Currently Located: With Race Center Benni Raich in Austria
Skiing goals for 2021: Make a top 30 result in Europa Cup next Northern season.
Top three skiing results of your career:
- 25th in Slalom at the 2018 World Junior Championships
- Overall New Zealand Alpine Champion 2020
- 43 FIS points in an Austrian FIS Race in Slalom
Most memorable skiing moment:
Definitely competing in Super G at the Junior World Championships in 2018 in Davos Switzerland. I have never spent much time training or competing in Speed events but I was able to enter the Super G based off my GS points at the time and so I figured why not. I have never been so scared in a start gate in my life…I was completely terrified.
The start gate was on top of a ridge which was only about 4m wide and had B-netting on both sides so you felt like you were in narrow tunnel and on both sides of the fencing was a very steep drop. The course began with about 20m of dead flat skating before dropping into one of the steepest faces I had ever raced down, it was completely injected with water to make the surface rock hard ice and the way the gates were set meant that you dropped into this pitch and then tucked in a straight line for about 20m before turning, there were then two turns before hitting a flat compression and going straight off a jump, which was also the biggest jump I had done in a Super G race before.
That was just the first 10sec or so of a 1.10min course. I didn’t achieve any sort of impressive result in that race but skiing that course was one of the highlights of my life, it was so much fun and one of the races I will never forget.
Three fun facts we didn’t know about you?
- When I’m not skiing or at uni you’ll find me in the water, I absolutely love the ocean and love surfing
- A random hobby of mine is juggling, always carry juggling balls with me as I travel around Europe. Recently got 4 balls pretty down pat and now trying to figure out how to juggle five.
- Huge fan of old school music, Elton John, Van Morrison, INXS to name a few.
How did you get started in ski racing?
My parents are super keen skiers and so I was on skis from day 1 and have always loved it. When I started at school I did some races for school and then I started doing some training and one thing led to another and suddenly I was travelling all around the world to train and compete.
Interview by SnowSports New Zealand.
Video edited by Steve Kantarelis and Adam B.
Blog by Suzie Adams and Maddie Kent.
SapphireOne’s Jack Adams competes at the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina, Italy.
February 23, 2021 11:00 am | by John Adams
Jack Adams competes for New Zealand in the Giant Slalom and Slalom at the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Congratulations to SapphireOne sponsored athlete Jack Adams who has just competed in the FIS Alpine World Championships in Cortina, Italy. The event is held every second year and showcases the best alpine athletes from around the world.
In the Giant Slalom Jack placed 32nd in the Qualifying race, just missing out on the finals, and achieved an impressive overall ranking of 50th.
In the Slalom Jack fought hard in Run 1 on a course that challenged the best in the world, with 30% of the field being a ‘Did Not Finish’ (DNF). Jack moved from 71st to 35th after the first run and was ready for Run 2.
In Run 2 he was on track for a top 20 result, and just a few gates from the finish line hit one bump too many and joined the 70% of athletes that had a DNF.
We are all extremely proud of Jack and his efforts at his first World Champs, and look forward to following his progress through the rest of the season. We also thank SnowSports NZ for giving Jack the opportunity to be part of a major event surrounded by the best in the world.
Video edited by Steve Kantarelis. Blog by Suzie Adams and Maddie Kent.
SapphireOne’s Jack Adams selected for 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
January 18, 2021 11:00 am | by John Adams
Jack Adams to compete for New Zealand team at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Italy, February 2021.
We are proud to announce that SapphireOne sponsored alpine athlete Jack Adams has been selected to compete as part of the New Zealand team at the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy between the 7th and 21st of February, 2021.
Jack has been selected to be part of the Kiwi team of four, alongside fellow teammates Alice Robinson, Piera Hudson and Will Feasey.
Jack is currently based in Pitzal, Austria where he has spent the past two months training and competing, and has recently achieved his career best result at a FIS Slalom race in Hochfuegen, Austria.
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held once every two years. In a recent article by Snow Sports NZ, NZ Head of Alpine Jono Howson explains “World Champs is a stand alone-event and the person that is crowned world champion gets to claim that for two years, it is quite an honour.”
We wish Jack Adams and the team every success and look forward to following their results at this prestigious event.
SapphireOne’s Jack Adams reminding us all what real flow looks like.
October 7, 2020 8:20 am | by John Adams
How’s that for harmonisation?
Alpine athlete Jack Adams, proudly sponsored by SapphireOne, is currently in New Zealand where he has been training with Coberger Academy at Coronet Peak and Cardrona Ski Resorts in preparation for the European FIS race season, including Europa Cup and Alpine World Championship events. Check out the video below to see him in action at Cardrona Resort.
Watching this type of graceful coordination is a beautiful reminder of how great it feels when things just… work.
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Eliza Grigg and Jack Adams crowned New Zealand Alpine National Combined Disciplines overall champions.
September 7, 2020 11:17 am | by John Adams
Jack Adams
Eliza Grigg and Jack Adams were crowned the Alpine National Combined Disciplines Overall Champions at Coronet Peak today.
Today was the third and final day of the National Alpine Championships, National Para Alpine Championships and the National Alpine Junior Championships with the athletes competing in Slalom today.
Eliza Grigg, a Team Hutt athlete, has had a stellar Alpine National Championships, earning a medal of each colour this weekend finishing first in Super G on Friday, second in Giant Slalom yesterday and third is Slalom today. Her achievements over the last three days resulted in her being crowned the women’s Overall Combined Disciplines Champion. “This is my first time winning the overall which I am super excited about, it’s been a lot of work”.
Jack Adams, a Coberger Academy athlete, won the Slalom race today and finished second in both Giant Slalom yesterday and in Super G on Friday. Off the back of his fantastic results this weekend, Jack was awarded the men’s Overall Combined Disciplines Championship trophy for his first time. “It is nice to get the overall, it’s a beautiful trophy”. Winning the Slalom today, Jack explained that “It’s been a good competition with Willis this weekend and I prefer slalom, I know he prefers Giant Slalom, so I was hoping for a good race between us but unfortunately he straddled on the first run”. Willis Feasey, 2018 Winter Olympian, who won both the Super G and Giant Slalom this weekend had a DNF on his Slalom landing him in second place overall.
Olivia Flight and Harrison Messenger are the Junior Alpine National Combined Disciplines Overall Champions. Olivia, a Coberger Academy athlete, finished second in both Super G and Giant Slalom this weekend and finished third today in Slalom. Harrison, a Wanaka Ski Team athlete, had a fantastic weekend winning all three races, resulting in him being the clear winner of the men’s Junior Overall Championships.
Piera Hudson, World Cup Slalom athlete, blew the competition out of the water today when she won the women’s National Slalom Championships over four seconds ahead of the second place time. Piera enjoyed the Slalom course today, explaining that “first run, there was a little bit of a whoopsie, but I managed to recover and get back in there and then just had to go full charge to make up for it”.
Jack Adams
Adam Hall and Corey Peters, Paralympians and World Cup Para athletes, both continued to carry their momentum from the past two days. Adam won the men’s standing National Para Slalom, his third gold medal this weekend. Corey won the men’s sitting National Para Slalom race, also his third win of the weekend. Kirstie Fairhurst is the women’s sitting National Para Slalom Champion after completing two successful runs on the course.
The race today was also a National Points race for under 14 and under 16 athletes, whose national champions will be crowned at the Snowvision National Youth Championships held at Cardrona starting on the 25th of September.
Read more about this on Snowsports.co.nz
SapphireOne is proud to sponsor elite athletes like Jack Adams as part of our SapphireOne Race Team
December 24, 2018 8:30 am | by John Adams
Jack who is a SapphireOne sponsor is a glowing example of how to balance sport and education with Bachelor of Engineering/Commerce Degrees and the Ben Lexcen Sports Scholarship at UNSW.
Jack, SapphireOne sponsor, was featured on the UNSW website for his endorsement of the Elite Athlete Program and how to achieve a balanced lifestyle whilst studying.
“UNSW offers one of the best Bachelor of Engineering/Commerce degrees in Australia, it has an excellent Elite Athlete Program (EAP) and it’s in a great location out of the city centre and close to the beach. Deciding to go to UNSW was an easy choice for me.
Without the Ben Lexcen Sports Scholarship and SapphireOne sponsor, I simply wouldn’t be living the life I am. The financial benefits are tremendous, supporting me with travel, training and equipment costs that unfortunately follow every elite sport. It is the non-monetary benefits however where I believe UNSW shines. Without the amazing academic support from the EAP it would be impossible to juggle subjects and assessment tasks whilst travelling, competing and pursuing my sporting goals internationally.
In three years I aim to be nearing the end of my dual degree of a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering and in the midst of qualifying and preparing for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Jack’s advice for prospective students
To anyone that wants to pursue sport at an elite level whilst continuing their studies I can’t recommend UNSW highly enough, it has far exceeded my expectations in the support and flexibility provided to Athletes whilst also providing an excellent academic program. University is so much more than an academic institution and it offers you so much more than just a degree. It is an incredible opportunity to explore all of the interests you’ve never pursued and in the process meet incredible people and develop new skills that could at any moment completely reshape your future. University is an exciting time filled with unknowns, but it requires you to put yourself out there. So my advice is to do just that, put yourself out there, try new things and explore all the amazing opportunities that UNSW has on offer. “