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Posted on 07/29/10

City of Kelowna gearing up for International Children’s Winter Games

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Embracing the Off-Season

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Kelsey’s Story

This 20 year old Kelowna native got her skiing start at a young age.  With her grandfather, Cliff Serwa, co-founding Big White Ski Resort in the early 1960’s, it was inevitable that Kelsey would lead a life greatly influenced by the skiing community.  Starting in the Nancy Greene program, Kelsey gradually progressed from level to level in the Alpine world.  In 2007, she was named a member of the Women’s National 2010 Acceleration Team for Canada.  In 2008, the avid Alpine racer made the decision to switch from alpine to the “dark side” of skiing.  After a summer of learning the ropes and bumping elbows with fellow team mates, she earned herself a spot on the 2008/2009 Canadian Ski Cross Team.  In her first year on the World Cup circuit, Kelsey made it on the podium twice, including a second place finish at World Cup finals and finished 3rd overall in the World Cup standings.  She also claimed the Canadian National Champion title in March of 2009.  With her successes, she caught the eyes of many and was awarded the 2009 FIS Ski Cross Rookie of the Year.   This winter, she won three World Cup races and proudly represented Canada with a 5th place finish at the Olympic Games in Vancouver.  Kelsey is eager for improvement and has her sights set on becoming the overall World Cup Champion,  World Champion, and an Olympic gold medalist in the years to come.