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Simon Flower

Australian Junior A Team

Date of Birth: 14/12/88
Nickname: Somdom
Ski Club: Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club
Coach: Finn Marsland
Year started skiing: 1991
Home Town:  Mt Beauty, VIC
Home Resort: Falls Creek
Favourite Resort: Silver Star, Canada
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Occupation: Student


    

       

Ultimate Training Session:  Longest bush run that my body can cope with or maybe a gym session followed by another gym session.

Loves: Training, bagging out Neil (also in nation team, see profile) and music.

Hates: People who complain about this country as if they are doing it hard.

Other Interests:  Freestyle skiing, cycling, tennis, socker etc.

Favourite Meal: Free one or anything very large.

Favourite Movie: Getting square.

Favourite TV show: The Simpsons

Favourite CD: Aenima

Last Book Read: Stupid English texts.

Who would you most like to go skiing with?   Scarlet Johansson

What is your ultimate dream in XC-Skiing? Olympics 


Competitive history: 

Year

Competition

Distance/Style

Place

2006

Australian Championship

10km Classic

9th (8th AUS)

2006

Australian Championship

10km Freestyle

9th (7th AUS)

2006

Australian Junior Championship

10km Freestyle/10km Classic

1st MU 18

2006

Victorian Sprint Championship

Sprint Classic

4th junior (3rd AUS)

2006

NSW Championship

10 km Freestyle

4th (3rd AUS) 1st MU 18

2006

ACT/NSW Championship

8km Classic

5th (4th AUS) 1st MU18

2006

VIC Junior

10km Freestyle

1st MU18

2006

VIC Junior

10km Classic

1st MU18

2005

Australian Junior Championship

10km Freestyle

3rd

2005

Australian Junior Championship

10km Classic

6th

2005

Victorian Junior Championship

10km Classic/10km Freestyle

1st

2004

Australian Junior Championship

5km Classic/5km Freestyle

1st U16

2004

Joey Hoppet

7km Freestyle

1st


Equipment:

Skis - Fischer
Poles - Excel
Boots - Salomon
Bindings - Salomon

 Personal Sponsors: Parents and Rossignol (DH)

VIC Sprint 2005

Updated September 2006


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