Leila Loriaux – Racing Down the Mountains

Leila is a member of the 2022-2023 NBS C Team. Leila is a member of the Slippers-N-Sliders Ski Club in the NBS Rocky Mountain Region. She is 12 years old.  She has been skiing for 11 years and competing for 5 years. She is a member of the Timberline Alpine Race Program (TARP).

During the 2021-2022 ski season, she trained from 2 up to 4 days a week. She attended the PV Alpine Camp for two weeks/12 days in at Timberline, OR and the Timberline Alpine Race Program (TARP) Camp for four weeks/20 days at Timberline, OR.

During the 2021-2022, below are some of her great Youth Ski League race results:

• 3rd Place        Mt. Hood Ski Bowl      Women Slalom2/25/2022
• 5th Place        Mt. Hood Ski Bowl      Women Giant Slalom 2/27/2022
• 2nd Place       Mt. Hood Meadows     Women Ski Cross3/11/2022
• 8th Place        Mt. Hood Meadows     Women Slalom3/12/2022
• 5th Place        Mt. Hood Meadows     Women Slalom3/13/2022
• 11th Place      Mt. Bachelor                Giant Slalom, Women 4/16/2022
• 7th Place        Mt. Bachelor                Giant Slalom, Women 4/17/2022

Leila is now a member of the USSA and will participate in some of their races this season.

For the upcoming 2022-2023 season, she wants to:

• Obtain experience at the larger USSA/Youth Ski League races
• Aim for the top 10 finishes in each race
• Get more comfortable/aggressive using my new full length junior skis

At the age of 12, Leila’s long-term goals and what she wants to achieve in the sport are to:

• Become a lifelong skier
• Race in college and obtain a scholarship
• Look at ski coaching

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