16th December 2010 at 03:40PM

So maybe i was selling the team a little short yesterday, turns out that 5 of the 10 athletes we brought here made their best results in yesterday's GS... here's how they faired:

• Luke Steyn - 80 points. First GS result under 100 - massive jump from his current 135, skied 2 runs cleanly with only a few errors.
• Roy Steudle - 67 points. Scrappy 2nd run but carried speed really well on the flats.
• Emily Pocock - 145 points. A little bit tentative in places but came away with her first sub 150 result in GS, a good step forward.
• Ellie Pocock - 83 points. First result under 100 in any discipline!! Congrats!! Skied well in places but a lot more to come yet.
• Emily Evans - 91 points. Not the best skiing we've seen but ground out a result none the less.

Today saw a few DNF's from the team, however there were still some great performances with personal best results yet again;

• Emily Evans - 66 points. 2 consistent runs, 2nd run looked confident like in training.
• Alex Buchanan - 145 points. Really good skiing on the steep 2nd run, more work needed on flats!

I should also mention Ellie Pocock who was set for another PB today without question but sadly caught an edge and straddled over a rise on the 2nd run! A little sore and annoyed but great skiing until that point for Ellie.....

It seems there have been a lot of very strong performances from the Ambition Racing Junior and Senior group in the short space of time that we have been racing this winter. It is great for the whole team, including all of the children, to see that they are part of a program that is working and delivering.... for the coaches, house-mums, teachers and parents too, it is great to see that the hard work we all do is paying off.

Looking forward to tomorrow already!

Ciao for now,

Marc.