Jason Begg-Smith
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Jason Begg-Smith is an Australian freestyle skier
, who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics
. He finished in 29th place. He is also the older brother of Olympic Gold Medalist Dale Begg-Smith
.
Jason Begg-Smith took part in the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics, representing Australia on 15 February 2006. Jason got the 29th place for the Men's Moguls Qualification finishing at 20.22 seconds.
Jason Begg-Smith's 2004/05 season – his second for Australia
– was delayed while he recovered from a separated shoulder injury.
He missed the first two events of the season, returning in January in Lake Placid, New York
and went on to produce a best placing of 26th in Inawashiro Begg-Smith had contested all 12 events on the World Cup in 2003/04, his best result a 24th in Mont Tremblant. He also posted a 24th in dual moguls in Fernie, British Columbia
.
The former Canadian represented the country of his birth on the circuit in 2001, with a best performance of 43rd on home snow in Mont Tremblant in January 2001.
With his brother Dale Begg-Smith
, he then stood out of World Cup competition for two seasons before taking Australian citizenship and joining the OWI mogul skiing team under the tutelage of Head Coach Steve Desovich.
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
, who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
. He finished in 29th place. He is also the older brother of Olympic Gold Medalist Dale Begg-Smith
Dale Begg-Smith
Dale Begg-Smith is an Australian-Canadian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia, his adopted country, in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
.
Jason Begg-Smith took part in the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics, representing Australia on 15 February 2006. Jason got the 29th place for the Men's Moguls Qualification finishing at 20.22 seconds.
Jason Begg-Smith's 2004/05 season – his second for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
– was delayed while he recovered from a separated shoulder injury.
He missed the first two events of the season, returning in January in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
and went on to produce a best placing of 26th in Inawashiro Begg-Smith had contested all 12 events on the World Cup in 2003/04, his best result a 24th in Mont Tremblant. He also posted a 24th in dual moguls in Fernie, British Columbia
Fernie, British Columbia
Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the eastern approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains...
.
The former Canadian represented the country of his birth on the circuit in 2001, with a best performance of 43rd on home snow in Mont Tremblant in January 2001.
With his brother Dale Begg-Smith
Dale Begg-Smith
Dale Begg-Smith is an Australian-Canadian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia, his adopted country, in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
, he then stood out of World Cup competition for two seasons before taking Australian citizenship and joining the OWI mogul skiing team under the tutelage of Head Coach Steve Desovich.